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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Instead, people are encouraged to enjoy fungi where they are found, whether in Birmingham city parks, the woodlands of Cannock Chase, Sutton Park or the Wyre Forest.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Superintendent of the Cannock Chase Methodist Church Circuit, Rev Samantha Hagerman, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with family, friends and emergency services affected by the incident near Cheslyn Hay yesterday."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The experienced driver, from Birmingham, who now lives in Cannock, Staffordshire, still remembers the moment, shortly after passing his test, when he almost became a statistic himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Counting in Cannock Chase is due to get under way later.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

A transferred meaning is that of park land reserved for the breeding and hunting of wild animals, in which sense it appears in various place-names in England, as Cannock Chase.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various

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