Lichfield

district, England, United Kingdom

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Lichfield is a city and district in Staffordshire, England, located northwest of Birmingham. It is situated on the northern edge of the West Midlands plateau.12

Historically, Lichfield is known as the birthplace of writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson in 1709, and the house where he was born is now a museum. The city also has a significant religious history, with a site traditionally believed to be where 1,000 Christians were martyred in 286 CE. The current Lichfield Cathedral, one of England's smallest medieval cathedrals, was constructed in the 13th and early 14th centuries.1

The district encompasses both suburban, residential areas and rural, agricultural land. Employment in the area is supported by retail, service businesses, and light industries.1

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Lichfield
district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. It is located on the northern margin of both the West Midlands plateau and the metropolitan complex centred on Birmingham.
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district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. It is located on the northern margin of both the West Midlands plateau and the metropolitan complex centred on Birmingham.
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…the kingdom’s political capital, and Lichfield became its religious centre. At the end of the 9th century the Danes ravaged the area, and throughout the 10th and much of the 11th century the county was the scene of considerable fighting, including a rebellion against William I the Conqueror. Domesday Book…
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…the kingdom’s political capital, and Lichfield became its religious centre. At the end of the 9th century the Danes ravaged the area, and throughout the 10th and much of the 11th century the county was the scene of considerable fighting, including a rebellion against William I the Conqueror. Domesday Book…
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The church and scholarship in Offa’s time
…recent attribution of manuscripts to Lichfield suggests that Mercian scholarship has been underestimated. Offa himself took an interest in education, and men from all areas corresponded with the missionaries. The Mercian schools that supplied Alfred with scholars in the 9th century may go back to this period. Vernacular poetry was…
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…recent attribution of manuscripts to Lichfield suggests that Mercian scholarship has been underestimated. Offa himself took an interest in education, and men from all areas corresponded with the missionaries. The Mercian schools that supplied Alfred with scholars in the 9th century may go back to this period. Vernacular poetry was…
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