City of Lichfield
City of Lichfield shown within Staffordshire
Population	31,000
OS grid reference	SK115097
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LICHFIELD
Postcode district	WS13, WS14
Dialling code	01543
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Lichfield
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°41′07″N 1°49′50″W / 52.6853, -1.8305 Litchfield is the name of several places in the United States of America: Litchfield, Connecticut Litchfield, Illinois Litchfield, Maine Litchfield, Michigan Litchfield, Minnesota Litchfield, New Hampshire Litchfield, New York Litchfield, Ohio Litchfield County, Connecticut In addition, there is a place called Litchfield Park, Arizona. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 714 pixel, file size: 256 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... // Constituent country is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a historical, currently non-legally officially recognised country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged, gives an overview of states around the world with information on the extent of their sovereignty. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The WS postcode area, also known as the Walsall postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Burntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, Walsall and Wednesbury in England. ... +44 redirects here. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Map of the West Midlands Ambulance Services coverage The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Herefordshire, Shropshire,Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Lichfield is a town city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. One of seven civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated 25 km (16 miles) north of Birmingham and 200 km (124 miles) northwest of central London. Cathedral city redirects here. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British city. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Lichfield is notable for its three-spired cathedral and as the birthplace of Dr. Johnson, the writer of the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language. Today it still retains its old importance as an ecclesiastical centre, but its industrial and commercial development has been relatively small; the centre of the city thus retains an essentially old-world character, with pockets of historic charm. The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. ... This article is about the literary figure. ... A Dictionary of the English Language, one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language, was prepared by Samuel Johnson and published on April 15, 1755. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Church (especially Christianity) as an organized body of believers and clergy, with a stress on its juridical and institutional structure. ...

Lichfield is the largest and most populous settlement within the Lichfield local government district. The population of the district according to the 2001 census is 93,237; of the city itself 27,900, this discrepancy being mainly accounted for by the inclusion of the town of Burntwood in Lichfield District, which has a similar population to Lichfield. Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Burntwood is a town in Staffordshire, England, lying in the Cannock Chase area approximately four miles east of Lichfield. ...

History

The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral, June 2005

At Wall, 3 miles to the south of the present city, there was a Romano-British village called Letocetum (from the Celtic for "grey wood"), from which the first half of the name Lichfield is derived. It was based on a Roman fort next to Watling Street which was used in the first centuries AD, until about AD 160-170, when the fort's mansio was destroyed by fire at the same time the forum in Wroxeter was also destroyed by fire. This suggests a revolt of the local British. The history of Lichfield in the following centuries is obscure. The Historia Britonum lists the city as one of the 28 cities of Britain around AD 833. In the Welsh poem The Lament of Cynddylan, Caer Luytcoed (cf modern Welsh Caerlwytgoed — Lichfield) or Lichfield is said to have been taken by the sword by pagan opponents, most likely the Mercians to the east. Image:LichfieldCath1. ... Image:LichfieldCath1. ... The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. ... Romano-British is a term used to refer to the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire (and later the Western Roman Empire) and in the years after the Roman departure exposed to Roman culture and Christian religion. ... Letocetum is a historical site, now known as the village of Wall, Staffordshire, England, being the remains of a Roman settlement. ... The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. ... The modern Watling Street crossing the Medway at Rochester near the Roman and Celt crossings Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans. ... In the Roman Empire, a mansio (from the Latin word mansus the perfect passive participle of manere to remain or to stay) was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling. ... Wroxeter is a village in the county of Shropshire, England, on the east bank of the River Severn, at grid reference SJ563082. ... The Historia Britonum, or The History of the Britons, is a historical work that was first written sometime shortly after AD 820, and exists in several recensions of varying difference. ... The term Welsh literature may be used to refer to any literature originating from Wales or by Welsh writers. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ...

The first authentic notice of Lichfield occurs in Bede's history, where it is called 'Licidfelth' and mentioned as the place where St Chad fixed the episcopal see of the Mercians in 669. The burial in the cathedral of individual kings of Mercia, such as Celred in 716, further increased the prestige of Lichfield. In 786, Pope Adrian I raised it at the request of Offa, King of Mercia, to the dignity of an archbishopric, but in 803 the primacy was restored to Canterbury. In 1075 the see of Lichfield was removed to Chester, and thence a few years later to Coventry, but it was restored to Lichfield in 1148. At the time of the Domesday survey, Lichfield was held by the bishop of Chester, where the see of the bishopric had been moved in 1075: it is not called a borough, only a small village. The lordship and manor of the town were held by the bishop of Chester until the reign of Edward VI, when they were leased to the town corporation. For other uses, see Bede (disambiguation). ... Chad of Mercia (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... Adrian, or Hadrian I, (died December 25, 795) was pope from 772 to 795. ... This article is about Offa of Mercia. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 11th century census. ... Arms of the Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester heads the Anglican Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. ... Edward Tudor redirects here. ...

There is evidence that a castle existed here in the time of Henry I, and a footpath near the grammar school retains the name of Castle-ditch. Richard II gave a charter (1387) for the foundation of the gild of St Mary and St John the Baptist; this gild functioned as the local government, until its dissolution by Edward VI, who incorporated the town in 1548, vesting the government in two bailiffs and twenty-four burgesses; further charters were given by Mary, James I and Charles II (1664), the last, incorporating it under the title of the "bailiffs and citizens of the city of Lichfield," was the governing charter until 1835; under this charter the governing body consisted of two bailiffs and twenty-four brethren. Henry I (c. ... Richard II (January 6, 1367 – February 14, 1400) was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. ... Edward Tudor redirects here. ... Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ... Burgess originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh. ... Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ... James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scots as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ...

Lichfield sent two members to the parliament of 1304 and to a few succeeding parliaments, but the representation did not become regular until 1552; in 1867 it lost one member, and in 1885 its representation was merged in that of the county. By the charter of James I, the market day was changed from Wednesday to Tuesday and Friday; the Tuesday market disappeared during the 19th century; the only existing fair is a small pleasure fair of ancient origin held on Ash Wednesday; the annual fête on Whit Monday claims to date from the time of Alfred the Great. In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Medival... For the 10th century Bishop of Sherborne, see Alfred (bishop). ...

In the English Civil War, Lichfield was divided. The cathedral authorities with a certain following were for the king, but the townsfolk generally sided with the parliament, and this led to the fortification of the close in 1643. Lichfield's position as a focus of supply routes had an important strategic significance during the war, and both forces were anxious to control the city. Lord Brooke, notorious for his hostility to the church, led an assault against it, but was killed by a deflected bullet on St Chad's day, an accident welcomed as a miracle by the Royalists. The close yielded and was retaken by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in this year; but on the breakdown of the king's cause in 1646 it again surrendered. The cathedral suffered extensive damage from the war. It was subsequently restored, particularly the central spire, at the end of the common wealth period, thanks in part to the gratitude and generosity of King Charles II of England. There is a statue of Charles II by the south door of the Cathedral. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke (1608–1643) English Civil War Roundhead General. ... For other uses, see Prince Rupert (disambiguation). ... Charles II King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ...

Among the early prominent families of Lichfield was the Levett family, for whom several streets in Lichfield today are named.^[1] The first Levett of note was Theophilus Levett, who was chosen Town Clerk in 1721.^[2] His descendants became prominent in the region, serving Lichfield in Parliament and holding vast tracts of land, as well as marrying into such local families as the Babingtons, the Floyers, the Gresleys, the Arkwrights and others.^[3] Theophilus Levett was an early friend of Samuel Johnson, and carried the mortgage on Johnson's mother's Lichfield home.^[4][5] His son John Levett was a member of the Lunar Society, an investor in Matthew Boulton's industrial schemes, an MP and a friend of the Darwin family (of whom there was an Edward Levett Darwin). For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... The Lunar Society was a discussion club of prominent industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham, England. ... Matthew Boulton. ... Edward Levett Darwin (12 April 1821–23 April 1901), author under the pen-name High Elms of Gameskeepers Manual, which shows keen observation of the habits of various animals. ...

During the 18th century the city thrived as a busy coaching city on the main route to the northwest and Ireland. It also became a centre of great intellectual activity, being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, this prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was "a city of philosophers". Today the city continues to expand; to the west, a new area of housing has been under development for a number of years. For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ... David Garrick by Thomas Gainsborough. ... This article is about Erasmus Darwin who lived 1731–1802; for his descendants with the same name see Erasmus Darwin (disambiguation). ... Anna Seward (December 12, 1747 – March 25, 1809) was an English writer, often called the Swan of Lichfield. ...

Economy

The Tudor Café in Bore Street was built in 1510

Lichfield's wealth grew along with its importance as an ecclesiastical centre. The original settlement prospered as the place where pilgrims gathered to worship at the shrine of St Chad, this practice continued up until the Reformation when the shrine was destroyed. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 3229 KB) Summary Created Feb 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 3229 KB) Summary Created Feb 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Church (especially Christianity) as an organized body of believers and clergy, with a stress on its juridical and institutional structure. ... Chad of Mercia (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

In the Middle Ages the main industry in Lichfield was making woollen cloth. There was also a leather industry in Lichfield. Much of the surrounding area was open pasture and there were many surrounding farms. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

In the 18th century, Lichfield became a busy coaching centre, there was little industry, the main source of wealth to the city coming from the money generated by its many visitors. The invention of the railways saw the decline in coach travel and with it came the decline in Lichfield's prosperity. End of the single track, unelectrified line at Bad Radkersburg, Styria, Austria, quite close to the Slovenian border. ...

By the end of the 19th century, brewing was the principal industry, and in the neighbourhood were large market gardens. A 16th century brewer A 21st century brewer This article concerns the production of alcoholic beverages. ...

Today there are a number of light industrial areas predominantly in the east of the city, not dominated by any one particular industry. The district is famous for two local products: Armitage Shanks, manufacturers of baths/bidets and showers, and Arthur Price of England, master cutlers and silversmiths. Many residents commute to Birmingham. Armitage Shanks on a Urinal Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies. ... For the foundations of the World Trade Center, see The Bathtub. ... A toilet (left) and a bidet (right). ... For other uses, see Shower (disambiguation). ... This article is about the British city. ...

Famous Lichfeldians

Statue of Dr. Johnson in Lichfield's Market Square

• Samuel Johnson — 18th century writer of the first authoritative English Dictionary
• David Garrick — Famous actor of the 18th century
• Erasmus Darwin — Scientist, inventor and literary man, grandfather of Charles Darwin
• Joseph Addison — Politician and writer
• Thomas Day— Writer
• Anna Seward — Romantic poet, memorialist and letter writer
• Thomas Seward — Clergyman, author and father of Anna
• Bryn Fowler — Bassist in the band The Holloways
• Elias Ashmole — Founder of Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
• Richard Allinson — Broadcaster
• Helen Baxendale — Actress
• John Floyer — English physician and author of the 18th century
• Richard Greene — the proprietor of the Museum of Curiosities in late 18th century Lichfield.
• Muzio Clementi — Composer, lived for a time in what is now the Hedgehog public house.
• Richie Edwards — Former bassist with rock band The Darkness and as of late 2007 Lead Singer of The Stone Gods formed with ex Darkness Members Dan Hawkins and Ed Graham.
• John Louis Petit — Watercolour Artist
• Shimon Shenker — chief librarian of Medrash Shmuel yeshiva
• Mark Morris — lead singer and bassist of Balaam & the Angel
• Daniel Newbould — Also known as 'Grandad', a famous gay rights campaigner
• Siobhan Dillon — singer and actress
• St. Edmund Gennings — Jesuit priest and martyr

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N. T. Wright, current Bishop of Durham and leading New Testament scholar, was Dean of Lichfield Cathedral until the mid 1990s. Tom (N.T.) Wright, Bishop of Durham Tom (N.T.) Wright is the Bishop of Durham of the Anglican Church and a leading British New Testament scholar. ... The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. ...

Places of interest

• Lichfield Cathedral — England's only medieval Cathedral with three spires. The present building was started in 1195, and completed by the building of the Lady Chapel in the 1330s. It replaced a Norman building begun in 1085 which had replaced one, or possibly two, Saxon buildings from the seventh century.
• The Bishop's Palace (built 1687) and a theological college (built 1837) are adjacent to the cathedral.
• Milley's Hospital dates back to 1504 and was a women's hospital.
• St. John's without the Bars — a distinctive Tudor building with a row of seven tall brick chimneys. This was built outside the city walls (bars) to provide hostel accommodation for travellers arriving after the gates were shut. It now provides home for elderly Gentlemen and has an adjacent Chapel.
• The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum —a museum to Samuel Johnson's life, work and personality.
• The Lichfield Heritage Centre — in the market square, an exhibition of 2,000 years of Lichfield's history.
• Erasmus Darwin House — once home to Erasmus Darwin was restored to create a museum which opened to the public in 1999.
• The Church of St Chad — ancient though extensively restored; on its site St Chad or Ceadda is said to have occupied a hermit's cell.
• Christ Church Lichfield — an outstanding example of Victorian ecclesiastical architecture and a grade II* listed building. It was founded in 1847 by Ellen Jane Hinckley, the mother of “The Sleeping Children” — subject of a monument in the south choir aisle of Lichfield Cathedral. The choir ceiling is decorated with a recently restored tempera picture by John Dixon Batten of the Birmingham pre-Raphaelite school (1897).
• The George Hotel, Bird Street - The George has stood on the same site since at least 1707 and exhibits many interesting architectural features.
• The Market Square contains two statues, one of Samuel Johnson overlooking the house in which he was born, and one of his great friend and biographer, James Boswell.
• Lichfield Canal — a disused canal (originally the Wyrley and Essington Canal) that used to run from Ogley Junction on the northern Birmingham Canal Navigations, continuing close to the city and on to Huddlesford Junction, on the Coventry Canal. Most of the old route has been filled in and it is currently being repaired by Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust.

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Education

The Lichfield campus of Tamworth and Lichfield College is located on The Friary. Tamworth and Lichfield College is a college based in Staffordshire that provides further education and higher education. ...

In addition to numerous Primary schools Lichfield has three secondary schools: A primary school in Český Těšín, Czech Republic. ...

• The Friary School.
• King Edward VI School
• Netherstowe high school.

Additionally, based in the cathedral close and Longdon is the fee paying Cathedral School. King Edward VI School is situated near the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, just a five minute walk from local amenities. ...

There is a campus facility of Staffordshire University in Lichfield which opened in 1998.
There is a DfES Approved Independent Special School for dyslexic children at Maple Hayes Dyslexia School, Abnalls Lane. Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford & Lichfield. ...

Other items of interest

• Legend has it that a thousand Christians were martyred in Lichfield around AD 300, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, and that the name 'Lichfield' actually means 'field of the dead'. There is however, no evidence to support this legend.

• In 1553 Queen Mary made Lichfield a county separate from the rest of Staffordshire. It remained so until 1888.

• In 1291 Lichfield was severely damaged by a fire, which destroyed many buildings. In 1690 thatched roofs were banned in Lichfield because of the risk of fire.

• The last person in England to be burnt at the stake for heresy was in Lichfield. Edward Wightman from Burton upon Trent was burnt at the stake in the Market Place on 11 April 1612.

• The motto on Lichfield's coat of arms quotes Samuel Johnson's tribute to his native city in his Dictionary, "Salve, magna parens" — "Hail great Mother".

• The Diocese of Lichfield covers all of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the Black Country and West Midlands

• Each year in July The Lichfield Festival takes place, based primarily around the cathedral. Spin off events include a fringe festival, jazz, blues and Real Ale Festival and a Medieval Market.

• Once every three years, The Lichfield Mystery Play cycle is performed in the Cathedral, the Market Place and on Stowe Fields. The next cycle is due in 2009.

• Lichfield Cricket Club nick-named after the cathedral: 'Three Spires', is a thriving club which plays at Collins Hill.

• There is a statue of Edward Smith, Captain of the Titanic and sister ship Olympic in Beacon Park

• The furthest point in England from high tide mark (including tidal rivers) is between Hammerwich and Wall, to the south west of Lichfield. It is 56 miles from high tide mark.

• In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [1] showed that housing in Lichfield produced the 16th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,118 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.

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Suburbs

Stowe, Nether Stowe, Sandfields, Leomansley, Boley Park

Other developments

The population of the town is likely to have grown by at least 3,000 since the 2001 census due to the construction of a major housing development on the western edge of the city. Lichfield's estimated population as of early-2008 is approximately 31,000 inhabitants. A Waitrose supermarket has opened as part of this development, which was partly built on the site of the old cricket field.

Twinnings

The City of Lichfield is twinned with:

• Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
• Sainte Foy les Lyon, France.

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Transport

Lichfield is served by two railway stations, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley, both built by the London and North Western Railway. These stations are now on the Cross-City Line to Redditch via Birmingham. Additionally, Trent Valley station is on the West Coast Main Line with occasional trains to London and the north and more frequent local trains. Lichfield City railway station serves the city of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. ... Lichfield Trent Valley (Ordnance Survey grid reference SK136099) is a split-level railway station on the outskirts of the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ... Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England. ... This article is about the British city. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Despite being north of Birmingham, trains between Lichfield Trent Valley and London Euston can take as little as 1 hour 10 minutes.

See also: Energy efficiency in British housing.

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Sport

Football : The city is represented by Lichfield City F.C. (formerly Beacon Rangers FC until June 2006) who play in the Marstons Burton & District FA Pedigree League, in the lower echelons of the English league system. The 2007-2008 season is so far a successful one with promotion a distinct possibility (as of mid-March 2008 they were in second position). The team play at the Beacon Park ground on the west side of the city.

Lichfield Diamonds LFC has been at the forefront of girls football in Staffordshire for many years, being the first all female club to achieve Charter Standard Status. The facilities at their Collins Hill Sports Ground home are second to none, befitting their status as Staffordshire's premier ladies football club.

Rugby : Lichfield has a thriving rugby club located on the road to Whittington village, next to the Horse and Jockey public house. With both the Friary School and King Edward VI School having accomplished youth teams, LRFC has a wide variety of talented up-and-coming young players in their team, and a strong XI team.

See also

• Lichfield Cathedral
• Letocetum
• Bishops of Lichfield
• The Lichfield Gospels
• Earl of Lichfield
• Lichfield Cricket Club
• Lichfield Canal
• Garrick Theatre
• Heart of England Way
• Lichfield bower
• Lichfield Rugby Club

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