Lichfield, ancient ecclesiastical town in Staffordshire, 15 m. SE. of Stafford, an episcopal see since 656, with a cathedral in Early English style, recently completely restored; has an ancient grammar school, a museum, and school of art; the birthplace of Samuel Johnson; its industries are brewing, coachbuilding, and implement making.
Population (circa 1900) given as 8,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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