Erasmus Darwin House

Erasmus Darwin House in Lichfield, Staffordshire is the former home of the English poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Lichfield, United Kingdom
Address: Lichfield, WS13 7AD

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 530 feet east of Erasmus Darwin House.

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.

Beacon Park

Park

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Beacon Park is a green flag public park in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in England. The park was created in 1859 when the Museum Gardens were laid out adjacent to the newly built Free Museum and Library. Beacon Park is situated 900 feet southwest of Erasmus Darwin House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lichfield and Elmhurst.

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.

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 Erasmus Darwin House.

Pipehill

Hamlet

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Pipehill is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hammerwich, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is located between Wall and Hammerwich. Pipehill is situated 1½ miles southwest of Erasmus Darwin House.

Erasmus Darwin House

Categories: historic house museum, independent museum, building, and tourism
Location: Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.68498° or 52° 41′ 6″ north

Longitude

-1.83268° or 1° 49′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C4WM5M8+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 131620322

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q5384953

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