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Lichfield is a small city and district in staffordshire in England. It is located on the northern margin of both the West Midlands plateau and the metropolitan compex on Birmingham. The population of the district according to the 2001 census is 93,237; of the city itself 27,900.
In the Middle Ages the main industry in Lichfield was making woollen cloth. There was also a leather industry in Lichfield.
In the 18th century Lichfield was a sedate, genteel market town. There was little industry.
Oil lamps lit the streets of Lichfield in the 18th century. A gasworks opened in 1833 and Lichfield gained gas streetlights.
By the end of the 19th century, brewing was the principal industry, and in the neighbourhood were large market gardens.
The Lichfield Savings Bank was established in 1818 and opened every Friday in the National school in Frog Lane. Victoria hospital was built in 1933.
Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in the city of Lichfield.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the municipal borough of Lichfield with most of the Lichfield Rural District.
It is famous for its three-spired cathedral and as the birthplace of Dr. Johnson, the writer of the first Dictionary of the English Language. Today it still retains its old importance as an ecclesiastical centre, but its industrial development is relatively small. The centre of the city thus retains an essentially old-world character, with pockets of historic charm and attractiveness. It is the main town in the Lichfield district.
Lichfield is served by two railway stations, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley, both built by the London and North Western Railway.
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