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== Toponymy ==
The origin of the modern name "Lichfield" is twofold. At [[Wall, Staffordshire|Wall]], {{convert|3.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the current city, there was a [[Romano-British culture|Romano-British]] village, [[Letocetum]], a [[Common Brittonic]] place name meaning "
The modern day city of Lichfield, and the Roman villa of Letocetum, are just two miles (3 km) apart. While these names are distinct in modern usage, they had a common derivation in the Brittonic original Letocaiton, indicating that "grey wood" referred to the region inclusive of modern day Lichfield City and the Roman villa.<ref name=":0" />
The earliest record of the name is when Chad (later Saint Chad) moves from York to Lichfield in 669. "Chad was made Bishop of the Mercians immediately after his deposition; Wilfred gave him the place (locus) at Lichfield (Onlicitfelda)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sargent |first=Andrew |title=Lichfield and the Lands of St Chad |date=2020 |publisher=University of Hertfordshire Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-912260-24-9 |pages=Pages 90, 264 |language=English}}</ref>
The prefix "on" indicates that the place given to Chad by Wilfrid was "in LIchfield", indicating the name was understood to apply to a region rather than a specific settlement.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Douglas |title=VCH Staffordshire |publisher=Greenslade |edition=Volume 14, page 38}}</ref>
In the Lastingham Narrative (LN) of the same time, it stated that Chad acquired Licidfelth as his episcopal seat (sedes episcolpalem).<ref>Lastingham Narrative section of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede, 731 CE</ref>
Popular etymology has it that a thousand Christians were martyred in Lichfield around AD 300 during the reign of [[Diocletian]] and that the name Lichfield actually means "field of the dead" (see ''[[lich]]''). There is no evidence to support this legend, as with many [[Folk etymology|folk etymologies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42340|title=Explaining the origin of the 'field of the dead' legend|publisher=British History Online|access-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526054813/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42340|archive-date=26 May 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Based on the resident's location in Lichfield Distrist, there are technically two MPs. The current Member of Parliament for Lichfield, including the whole of the City, is the Conservative [[Michael Fabricant]], who has been MP for Lichfield since 1997. Fabricant was first elected for the [[Mid Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Staffordshire constituency]] in [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]], regaining the seat for the Conservatives following [[Sylvia Heal]]'s victory for [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] at the [[1990 Mid Staffordshire by-election|1990 by-election]]. Fabricant took the seat with a majority of 6,236 and has remained a Member of Parliament since. The Mid Staffordshire seat was abolished at the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], but Fabricant contested and won the Lichfield constituency, which partially replaced it, by just 238 votes. He has remained the Lichfield MP since, increasing his majority to 4,426 in [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001]], 7,080 in [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], 17,683 in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]], 18,189 in [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]], 18,581 in [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] and 23,638 in [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]].
[[Sarah Edwards (British politician)|Sarah Edwards]] was elected to the [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth constituency]] in a [[2023 Tamworth by-election|byelection in 2023]].<ref name="bbc2023">{{cite news |title=Labour overturn 19,000 Tory majority for 'incredible' Tamworth win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67165541 |access-date=20 October 2023 |work=BBC News |date=20 October 2023}}</ref> [[Chris Pincher|Christopher Pincher]] was the previous MP until a [[Chris Pincher scandal|highly publicised scandal]] in 2022 after which he had the Conservative [[Whip (politics)|whip]] revoked and subsequently sat as an [[Independent politician|independent]] before announcing his resignation in September 2023.
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* [[Denis Alva Parsons]] MBE, ARBS (1934–2012), sculptor<ref>[http://stjosephsdarlaston.co.uk/misc.htm St Joseph's R.C. Church, Church Street, Darlaston, Denis Parsons MBE – Artist in wood and stone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902074514/http://stjosephsdarlaston.co.uk/misc.htm |date=2 September 2018 }} retrieved December 2017</ref>
* [[Michael Laskey]] (born 1944), poet<ref>[http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/10932 Poetry International Rotterdam, Michael Laskey, (United Kingdom, 1944)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223044526/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/10932 |date=23 December 2017 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> and editor
* [[Tony Christie]] (born 1943), singer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/tony-christies-heartbreaking-admission-breaks-26063806.amp | title=Tony Christie's heartbreaking admission as he breaks silence on dementia | date=24 January 2023 }}</ref>
* [[John Hinch (musician)|John Hinch]] (1947–2021) drummer, original drummer of [[Judas Priest]]
* [[Louis Lillywhite|Lieutenant General Louis Lillywhite]] CB, MBE, QHS (born 1948) retired British Army physician,<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58929/supplement/2 The London Gazette, Publication date: 31 December 2008, Supplement:58929, Page:2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126031348/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58929/supplement/2 |date=26 January 2018 }} retrieved December 2017</ref> [[Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)|Surgeon-General]] 2006/2009
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