Cannock

52.687222222222 - 2.0263888888889Koordinaten: 52 ° 41 ' N, 2 ° 2' W

Cannock is a town in England in Staffordshire and is directly north of the conurbation of the West Midlands. Within Staffordshire Cannock is the administrative seat of the district of Cannock Chase, a scenic region. Cannock itself has about 28,000 inhabitants.

Cannock is located on the toll motorway Motorway M6 Toll, as well as on the A 469, the A 34 and A 5 The town has a station on the Chase Line Stafford Walsall. Cannock borders the municipalities of Hednesford, Rugeley, Burntwood and Great Wyrley.

The name of the place is derived from the Old English cnocc, which means as much as Hillock. As Chenet the place, also appears in the Domesday Book.

Until the industrialization of the city remained a small rural community, but rose rapidly to a mining town on. Even after the Second World War, there was once again a population boost as Cannock was used as a commuter town for the Greater Birmingham - the city can be reached by train in 40 minutes.

Cannock is the seat of the automobile company Reliant.

An important personalities are: The footballer Stan Collymore and Steve Bull, next to Richard Gosling (supposedly the strongest man in Britain ), Mel Galley, the musician was, among other Whitesnake and trapezoids, and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple. In Cannock is now living the American pop singer Tiffany, who married a Cannocker businessman.

Cannock has been twinned with dates.