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Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral is a cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more places, The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (300 m) first on our list.

Photo: Lichfield Cathedral, Bs0u10e01 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Lichfield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#134 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Cathedral in Lichfield

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#134 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (25 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral is inside Lichfield’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lichfield has 259 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Lichfield from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar11° / 3°48 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lichfield, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lichfield. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lichfield’s full climate →

About

Lichfield Cathedral

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 25 languages.

Lichfield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 25 languages
Town: in Lichfield
Official site: lichfield-cathedral.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Lichfield Cathedral

Orange is Lichfield Cathedral; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (32,586 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Lichfield

32,586 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km east of it

Streethay

2,166 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km northeast of it

Fradley

3,609 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km west of it

Burntwood

27,891 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lichfield Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Lichfield	It’s in town	32,586	8
Streethay	1.7 km east of it	2,166	6
Fradley	3.3 km northeast of it	3,609	7
Burntwood	3.5 km west of it	27,891	12
Whittington	3.6 km east of it	2,477	8
Weeford	3.8 km southeast of it	972	9
Hammerwich	4.7 km southwest of it	668	10
Shenstone	4.8 km south of it	2,196	9

Make a day of it

Around Lichfield Cathedral

Our list has 29 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, a historic house and a castle.

MuseumThe Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum300 m away · 16K visitors a year 2

Historic houseErasmus Darwin House200 m away 3

MuseumLichfield Heritage Centre300 m away 4

CastleTamworth Castle11 km away 5

MuseumStaffordshire Regiment Museum4.6 km away 6

ZooDrayton Manor Zoo11 km away 7

Abbey or prioryHawkesyard Priory8.1 km away 8RuinsRuins · English HeritageLetocetum Roman Baths and Museum3.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Lichfield Cathedral

Where is Lichfield Cathedral?

Lichfield Cathedral is in Lichfield, Staffordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lichfield Cathedral?

Cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Lichfield Cathedral?

June to September are the warmest months in Lichfield, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lichfield Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lichfield Cathedral?

Within 15 km: The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (300 m), Erasmus Darwin House (200 m), Lichfield Heritage Centre (300 m) and Tamworth Castle (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Lichfield Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Erasmus Darwin House: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lichfield Heritage Centre: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Staffordshire Regiment Museum: WarMagician at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hawkesyard Priory: Rev Steve Walters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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