Lichfield

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Lichfield City of Lichfield
Fan boppe nei lofts: Katedraal Lichfield; Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum; Quonians Lane; Garrickteater; Panorama
Polityk
Lân	Feriene Keninkryk
Greefskip	Staffordshire
Regio	West Midlands
Sifers
Ynwennertal	30.583 (2008)
Oerflak	9,8 km²
Befolkingsticht.	3.120 / km²
Stêdekloft	97,900(distrikt)
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Lichfield City Council

City of Lichfield is in stêd (city) yn it distrikt Lichfield, yn it Ingelske greefskip Staffordshire. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly 25 km benoarden Birmingham.

Notable for its three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichfield was the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, the writer of the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language. The city's recorded history began when St Chad arrived to establish his Bishopric in 669 and the settlement grew as the ecclesiastical centre of the Keninkryk Mercia. Yn 2009 waard de Skat fan Staffordshire 5,9 km súdwestlik fan Lichfield fûn, de grutste Angelsaksyske goud- en sulverfynst ea.

The development of the city was consolidated in the 12e ieu ûnder Biskop Clinton who fortified the Cathedral Close, and also laid out the town with the ladder-shaped street pattern that survives to this day. Lichfield's heyday was in the 18th century when it developed into a thriving coaching city. This was a period of great intellectual activity, the city being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, and prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was "a city of philosophers". Yn Lichfield stiet ek it stânbyld fan Edward Smith, kaptein fan de RMS Titanic.

Today, the city still retains its old importance as an ecclesiastical centre, and its industrial and commercial development has been limited. The centre of the city retains an unspoilt charm with over 230 listed buildings in its historic streets, fine Georgiaanske arsjitektuer and old cultural traditions.

Befolking

Befolkingsgroei fan de City of Lichfield sûnt 1685
Jier	1685	1781	1801	1831	1901	1911	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Befolking	3,040	3,555	4,840	6,252	7,900	8,616	8,393	8,507	10,260	14,090	22,660	25,400	28,666	27,900
%±	-	16.9%	36.1%	29.2%	26.4%	9.1%	-2.6%	1.35%	19.1%	37.3%	60.8%	12.1%	12.9%	-2.7%

Berne yn Lichfield

• Helen Baxendale, aktrise (net yn Lichfield, wol grutwurden yn Shenstone ûnder Lichfield)
• Samuel Johnson, skriuwer
• Henry Salt, keunstner, diplomaat en Egyptolooch
• Adrian Woolliscroft, komponist

Keppelings om utens

• Lichfield District Council
• Visit Lichfield - Toeristyske ynformaasje
• Lichfield Arts

Commons

Wikimedia Commons

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