Cannock

American

[kan-uhk] / ˈkæn ək /

noun

a city in Staffordshire, W central England.

Cannock British

/ ˈkænək /

noun

a town in W central England, in S Staffordshire: Cannock Chase (a public area of heathland, once a royal preserve) is just to the east. Pop: 65 022 (2001)

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Oakley, 70, is due to appear at Cannock Magistrates' Court on 14 August.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The BBC joined a team from the SFO as they put on stab vests and raided a company office at a business park in Cannock.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

The MP for Cannock Chase said he had not reported the attack to police, and had felt guilty afterwards.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

Protests against hotels being used for asylum accommodation are also taking place on Saturday in Bristol, Exeter, Tamworth, Cannock, Nuneaton, Liverpool, Wakefield, Newcastle, Horley in Surrey and Canary Wharf in central London.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025

Four years after, on a visit to Mr. W. H. Duignan, at Rushall Hall, on the border of Cannock Chase, I lost it.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake

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