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Lichfield

American

[lich-feeld] / ˈlɪtʃˌfild /

noun

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

Lichfield British

/ ˈlɪtʃˌfiːld /

noun

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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"We need to think outside the box," Dave Robertson, Labour MP for Lichfield, Burntwood and the Villages in Staffordshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

She jumped at the idea, and now drives West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham, Redditch, Lichfield, Wolverhampton and Rugeley.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

"I'm still working on it," he said, as he appealed directly to bosses at Lichfield Cathedral to participate in the event.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

To erect his palace, which, by the way, was unfinished at his death, he demolished the parish church of St. Mary, and pulled down the houses of the bishops of Worcester, Llandaff, and Lichfield.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

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