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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Dave and Dawn, from Cannock, won over listeners when Dave secretly teamed up with Ball to stage the proposal.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Megan Russon, 21, is a recently graduated tax accountant from Cannock with a starting salary of around £29,000, meaning she will repay about £30 a month.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

On Cannock Chase, I spent the day with Staffordshire County Council rangers, as they showed me around the black, scorched earth left behind after the fires that took place there.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Cannock Chase has also been historically considered a Labour heartland, and at the district council the party held 18 of the 36 seats going into Thursday's election.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Crossing the Cannock Road, the Gospel was read for the fifth and last time, that day, under an oak tree in the road near the house of Mr. W. Price, of Featherstone.

From The Annals of Willenhall by Frederick William Hackwood

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