Hednesford

Hednesford
Market Street, Hednesford
Hednesford is located in Staffordshire
Hednesford
Hednesford
Location within Staffordshire
Population17,343 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK000126
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
(2011 census BUASD)
List
Post townCANNOCK
Postcode districtWS12
Dialling code01543
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°42′41″N 2°00′02″W / 52.7115°N 2.0006°W / 52.7115; -2.0006

Hednesford (/ˈhɛnsfərd/ HENSS-fərd (listenⓘ)[1] is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. The Cannock Chase area of natural beauty is to the north of the town. Hednesford is also 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of Cannock and 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south of Rugeley. The population at the 2011 census was 17,343.[2]

  1. ^ G. E. Pointon (1990). BBC pronouncing dictionary of British names (2nd ed.). p. 116. ISBN 9780192827456.
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