Franciscan Friary

The Franciscan Friary was once a large estate located on the west side of Lichfield city centre in Staffordshire. The estate was built and inhabited by the Franciscan Friars from 1237.

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Type: Park
Description: friary in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Franciscan Friary, Lichfield” and “The Franciscan Friary, Lichfield”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lichfield Cathedral and Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum.

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 1,300 feet north of Franciscan Friary.

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 740 feet northeast of Franciscan Friary.

Brewhouse & Kitchen

Pub

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Brewhouse & Kitchen is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lichfield and Pipehill.

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.

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 Franciscan Friary.

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 Franciscan Friary.

Franciscan Friary

Categories: Franciscan friary, recreation area, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Lichfield District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.68193° or 52° 40′ 55″ north

Longitude

-1.83019° or 1° 49′ 49″ west

Inception

1230

Open location code

9C4WM5J9+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 36738608

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q7735140

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“Franciscan Friary” goes by many names.

Dutch: “The Franciscan Friary, Lichfield”

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