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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Lichfield

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Clark, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, saw charges of murder or manslaughter dropped by prosecutors towards the end of the trial.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

Cinderella's supermarket-inspired sisters, the "cheap and cheerful" Aldianna and Lidleena, are played by Sam Rabone and Matt Daines at the Garrick in Lichfield.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

"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

"So I am," I answered, "officially at Lichfield; but I've come up to-day partly to see you, and partly on a piece of business about a new coin I've just got hold of."

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen

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