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Lichfield

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Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, lying about 29 kilometres south-east of Stafford and about 22 kilometres north of Birmingham. The 2021 census recorded 34,738 people in the city, with 106,400 in the wider Lichfield District. It is known for its three-spired medieval cathedral and as the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, compiler of an authoritative English dictionary. Its recorded history began in 669 AD when Chad of Mercia established his bishopric there. The street pattern laid out in the 12th century survives, the 18th century was its heyday as a coaching city and home to Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, and the centre holds over 230 listed buildings.

Facts
Population
34,738 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 4
Sources
1. Lichfield (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section [population]
    At the time of the 2021 census, the population was 34,738
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead section
    is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England
  • Part Of: United Kingdom, Lead section
    is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Lead
    is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England
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2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Lichfield coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevation
Quote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 87.0 ]
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.75, -1.75
52.75 -1.75 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Lichfield - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2644531, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 2644531, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
52.68154 -1.82549 P PPL GB ENG M9 41UD 41UD018 34738 87 Europe/London
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