A Close Encounter

A Close Encounter is in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. A Close Encounter is situated nearby to Speakers‘ Corner, as well as near the building St Mary’s House And Attached Wall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lichfield Cathedral and Minster Pool.

Lichfield Cathedral

Church

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Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Lichfield, England. Lichfield Cathedral is situated 450 feet northwest of A Close Encounter.

Minster Pool

Reservoir

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Minster Pool is a reservoir located between Bird Street and Dam Street in the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. The pool lies directly south of Lichfield Cathedral and historically has been important to the defence of the Cathedral Close.

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

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. Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is situated 520 feet south of A Close Encounter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lichfield and Streethay.

Lichfield

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Lichfield is a city in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield retains its importance as an ecclesiastical centre, but its industrial and commercial development has been relatively small; the centre of the city thus retains an essentially old-world character, with pockets of historic charm.

Streethay

Hamlet

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Streethay is a village and civil parish, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England, adjoining the city of Lichfield, on the east side of the West Coast Main Line railway. In 2001 the parish had a population of 1,111. Streethay is situated 1½ miles east of A Close Encounter.

Elmhurst

Hamlet

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Elmhurst is a small village in Curborough and Elmhurst civil parish within Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies approximately 1.5 miles north of Lichfield. Elmhurst is situated 1½ miles north of A Close Encounter.

A Close Encounter

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.68485° or 52° 41′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.82867° or 1° 49′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C4WM5MC+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14223697152

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tourism=information

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Highlights include Speakers‘ Corner and St Mary’s House And Attached Wall.

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