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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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 EA has issued a flood warning, with Saredon Brook at Wedges Mills, in Cannock at risk of bursting its banks as water levels continue to rise.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024

The 54-year-old appeared for a two-minute hearing at Cannock Magistrates' Court, which was sitting in Walsall.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Dafydd Hûw Craven-Jones, 18, died after a single-vehicle crash on Saturday on Cannock Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire Police said.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

Dunstall, otherwise Tunstall, was “an enclosed farmstead,” half a mile outside the ancient boundary of Cannock Forest.

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

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