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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Throngs of fans had waited to meet the King, who was visiting Staffordshire for an engagement at Lichfield Cathedral.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

The aerobatic display team were headed to the National Memorial Arboretum, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when the strike happened.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025

Wynfrid, Bishop of Lichfield, 192, 224, 225; account of, 192 n.; deacon under Ceadda, 225; at the Hertford Synod, 228; deposed by Theodore, 231, 244 n.; retires to Ad Barvae, 231; death, 231.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

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