>Saxton would count them as only one. The other split bishopric was that
>of Coventry and Lichfield. Because Coventry is in Warwickshire and
>Lichfield is in Staffordshire, Saxton was diplomatic in counting 1/2 a
>bishopric for each. I'm not sure of the date that Coventry lost its
>cathedral but it was around this time.
The cathedral was destroyed after the dissolution of the priory in 1539.
Christopher
C.R.J. Currie Victoria County History
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