Lichfield

American  

[lich-feeld] / ˈlɪtʃˌfild /

noun

1. a town in SE Staffordshire, in central England, N of Birmingham: birthplace of Samuel Johnson.

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Lichfield British  

/ ˈlɪtʃˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in central England, in SE Staffordshire: cathedral with three spires (13th-14th century); birthplace of Samuel Johnson, during whose lifetime the Lichfield Group (a literary circle) flourished. Pop: 28 435 (2001)

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Lichfield

In 787, with the pope’s permission, Offa established the archdiocese of Lichfield in Mercia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

"If you are travelling between Rugby, Nuneaton, Wolverhampton, or Stafford and Crewe, or between Lichfield Trent Valley and Stafford, you can travel on rail replacement bus services," they added.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

And the King heard that unhappiness first hand from a heckler in Lichfield this week, who shouted: "How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?"

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

The landscape gardener from Lichfield, Staffordshire, said he had had dental problems, joint pain and anxiety issues since being diagnosed.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

Bishop Lloyd having heartily concurred in the Revolution, was appointed lord almoner to King William, and in 1692 he was translated to Lichfield and Coventry, and thence in 1699 to Worcester. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert