Cannock

Cannock
Cannock from top of St. Luke's Church Tower
Cannock is located in Staffordshire
Cannock
Cannock
Location within Staffordshire
Area9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population29,018 (2011 Census)
• Density3,140/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
DemonymCannocker
OS grid referenceSJ980101
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
(2011 census BUASD)
Post townCANNOCK
Postcode districtWS11
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
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Staffordshire
52°41′28″N 2°01′37″W / 52.691°N 2.027°W / 52.691; -2.027

Cannock (/ˈkænək/) is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018.[1] Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby.

Cannock lies to the north of the West Midlands conurbation on the M6, A34 and A5 roads and to the south of Hednesford and the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Cannock is served by a railway station on the Chase Line. The town comprises four district council electoral wards and the Cannock South ward includes the civil parish of Bridgtown, but the rest of Cannock is unparished.

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