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'''Cannock''' is a town in [[Staffordshire]], just north of the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] conurbation. It is on the [[A34 road|A34]], and sits to the south of [[Cannock Chase]], an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]. It is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district, which has a total population of about 90,000. |
'''Cannock''' is a town in [[Staffordshire]], just north of the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] conurbation. It is on the [[A34 road|A34]], and sits to the south of [[Cannock Chase]], an [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]]. It is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district, which has a total population of about 90,000. It lies just to the north of the Black Country (about 7 miles) and just south of Stafford (about 8 miles). It is within the county of Staffordshire and merges with Hednesford, Rugeley, Great Wyrley and Burntwood. |
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Cannock is a small town with a population of around 90,000. It lies just to the north of the Black Country (about 7miles) and just south of Stafford (about 8miles). It is within the county of Staffordshire and merges with Hednesford, Rugeley, Great Wyrley and Burntwood. |
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Revision as of 02:18, 3 May 2004
Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. It is on the A34, and sits to the south of Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district, which has a total population of about 90,000. It lies just to the north of the Black Country (about 7 miles) and just south of Stafford (about 8 miles). It is within the county of Staffordshire and merges with Hednesford, Rugeley, Great Wyrley and Burntwood.
Its name originates form two Saxon words ‘Cann’ meaning powerful (the Saxon usage of powerful was also used for describing great quantity) and ‘aic’ meaning oak. This comes from the vast forest that covered the area in that time sprawling over the whole Kingdom of Mercia.
The town was very small until coal mining increased heavily during the mid to late 19th Century. The area then continued to grow in the industrial fashion with many industries coming to the area because of its proximity to the Black Country and coal reserves. After the Second World War the towns population again increased and has kept on increasing ever since as many new residential developments are built here as commuting areas for Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Stafford.
Famous people from Cannock include Stan Collymore, Steve Bull, Jakki Degg, Richard Gosling (Strongest Man in Britain).