14 Sights in Lichfield, United Kingdom (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Lichfield, United Kingdom. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 14 sights are available in Lichfield, United Kingdom.

Sightseeing Tours in Lichfield

1. Drayton Manor Resort

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Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers 180 acres, of which about 113 acres are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year. It is the fourth-largest amusement park in the UK by land area at 280 acres. The park is also home to Thomas Land and Drayton Manor Zoo, home to over 500 animals, including Red pandas, Eurasian lynx, Sumatran tigers and a variety of monkeys and gibbons.

Wikipedia: Drayton Manor Resort (EN), Website

2. Speakers' Corner

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A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and best known is in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in London, England. Historically there were a number of other areas designated as Speakers' Corners in other parks in London, such as Lincoln's Inn Fields, Finsbury Park, Clapham Common, Kennington Park, and Victoria Park. Areas for Speakers' Corners have been established in other countries and elsewhere in the UK.

Wikipedia: Speakers' Corner (EN)

3. Beacon Park

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Beacon Park is a public park in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. The park was created in 1859 when the Museum Gardens were laid out adjacent to the newly built Free Museum and Library. The park has since been extended in stages and now forms 69 acres (28 ha) of open parkland in the city centre. The park is in the northwest of the city centre and to the west of the Cathedral Close across the road from the Garden of Remembrance.

Wikipedia: Beacon Park (EN)

4. Lichfield Cathedral

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Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires, and the only medieval one of the three. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield, which covers Staffordshire, much of Shropshire, and parts of the Black Country and West Midlands. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lichfield, currently Michael Ipgrave, who was appointed in 2016. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Lichfield Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

5. Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum

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Letocetum is the ancient remains of a Roman settlement. It was an important military staging post and posting station near the junction of Watling Street, the Roman military road to north Wales, and Icknield Street. The site is now within the parish of Wall, Staffordshire, England. It is owned and run by the National Trust, under the name Letocetum Roman Baths Site & Museum. The site is in the guardianship of English Heritage as Wall Roman Site.

Wikipedia: Letocetum (EN), Website

6. Church of Saint Michael on Greenhill

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St Michael on Greenhill is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England, located on the high ground of Greenhill in the east of the city. A church has been on the present site since at least 1190 but the current building dates mainly from the restoration of 1842–43. The churchyard is one of five ancient burial grounds in England and is one of the largest churchyards in the country at 9 acres (36,000 m2).

Wikipedia: St Michael on Greenhill, Lichfield (EN)

7. St Chad

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St Chad Mick Malpass / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Chad's Church is in the village of Hopwas, Staffordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tamworth, the archdeaconry of Lichfield and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is combined with those of St Editha, Tamworth, St Francis, Leyfields, and St Andrew, Kettlebrook. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: St Chad's Church, Hopwas (EN)

8. St Mary's in the Market Square

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Lichfield Museum, formerly known as "Lichfield Heritage Centre", is dedicated to the history and heritage of the city of Lichfield. The museum is located on the south side of the market square on the second floor of St Mary's Church in the centre of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. Following the renovation of St. Mary's Church into a new community hub in 2018, the museum no longer exists.

Wikipedia: Lichfield Museum (EN)

9. All Saints Parish Church

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All Saints Church, Alrewas is a parish church in the village of Alrewas, Staffordshire in England. The church is situated in the north west of the village on the north side of the Trent & Mersey Canal. The church is a Grade I Listed Building. A church has stood on the current site since the 10th century. The current building was mainly built during the 13th, 14th, 16th and 19th centuries.

Wikipedia: All Saints Church, Alrewas (EN)

10. St Peter

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St Peter Leon Hawley / CC BY 3.0

St Peter's Church, Elford is a parish church in the village of Elford, Staffordshire in England. The church is situated on the eastern edge of the village on the north bank of the River Tame. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building. A church has stood on the current site since Norman times but the current building predominantly dates from the mid-19th century.

Wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Elford (EN)

11. The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

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Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum and bookshop located in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in England. The building is a Grade I listed building situated at the corner of Market Street and Breadmarket Street opposite the market square.

Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (EN)

12. Shot at Dawn

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The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas, in Staffordshire, UK. It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I.

Wikipedia: Shot at Dawn Memorial (EN)

13. St Andrew's Church

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The Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed church in the village of Clifton Campville, Staffordshire. It was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. The tall spire is a notable feature, visible from a great distance.

Wikipedia: Church of St Andrew, Clifton Campville (EN)

14. Clock Tower

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Lichfield Clock Tower or Friary Clock Tower is a 19th-century Grade II listed clock tower located on "The Friary" south of Festival Gardens in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom.

Wikipedia: Lichfield Clock Tower (EN)

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