| Norton Canes | |
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 St James the Great Church, Norton Canes | |
  Norton Canes Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 7,479 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK010079 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANNOCK |
| Postcode district | WS11 |
| Dialling code | 01543 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Norton Canes is an industrial village, civil parish and ward of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England.
It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394,[1] and an area of 3,746 acres (15.16 km2), of which 86% is green open space. The population had increased to 7,470 at the 2011 census.[2] Areas of the village include Little Norton, Little Wyrley, and North Lanes (Lime Lane).
The Cannock Chase Coalfield once had 45 collieries within 2 miles (3.2 km) of Norton Canes, employing over 5,800 men, as well as 2 large surface mines; the last pit in the area closed in 1993.
Grove Pit was one of these pits, and on 1 October 1930 was the scene of a major tragedy when 14 miners were killed in an explosion there.[citation needed]
Another local colliery was owned by the Jerome family, hence Jerome Road now on the site of the pit. This was the family of the author Jerome K. Jerome. Norton Canes borders Chasewater – a collection of man-made lakes formed through old mining pits and a reservoir that feeds the canal system of the West Midlands. Chasewater is a popular leisure destination offering facilities for water-skiing and yachting, mountain biking, jogging, walking and bird watching.
Norton Canes straddles the UK's first and only toll motorway, the M6 Toll, and is the site of its northbound ("Great Wyrley") toll plaza and Norton Canes Services, which is the only services for that motorway.
- ^ "Staffordshire County Council - error". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 December 2015.