Lichfield
Birthplace of Samuel Johnson — who compiled the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language — and home to a three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichfield is a heritage-dense cathedral city in Staffordshire with a walkable centre of Georgian streets and well over two hundred listed buildings. The city's intellectual peak came in the 18th century, when Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin, and Anna Seward all lived here, prompting Johnson's description of it as "a city of philosophers."
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- Population34,738
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.0 km4.3 mi
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Lichfield: quick answers
Where is Lichfield?
Lichfield is in United Kingdom, about 23 km14 miles in a straight line from Wolverhampton.
How do you get to Lichfield?
The nearest airport is Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX), about 44 min away by road. The nearest train station is Lichfield City, about 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Lichfield?
The warmest month is July, averaging 16°C62°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 4°C40°F. The wettest month is July, with about 76 mm3.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Lichfield?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 17 restaurants, 12 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Lichfield?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hulme End, Burton-on-Trent and Walsall. Lichfield is listed among the day trips from London, day trips from Bath, day trips from York and day trips from Manchester.