Cannock
Built-up area in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.699, -2.016 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 99 11 |
| Population: | 86,121 |
| Dialling code: | 01543 |
Cannock sits on the northern edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, England, and is often thought of as a gateway to the area's wide open heaths, mixed woodland and popular mountain‑biking and walking trails. The Chase itself is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with Bronze Age burial mounds and an open, slightly wild character that contrasts with the town's more suburban feel.
Historically Cannock grew up around the coalfield and mining shaped much of its economy and community through the 19th and 20th centuries; since the pits closed it has diversified into retail, light industry and serves as a commuter town for nearby centres such as Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. Local life balances green recreation on the Chase with a compact town centre, community clubs and the legacy of industrial heritage visible in nearby villages and museums.
Postcode districts covering Cannock
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 17 miles27.4 km
- Wolverhampton 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Dudley 14 miles22.6 km
- Walsall 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Telford 19.6 miles31.5 km
- West Bromwich 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Solihull 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Burton upon Trent 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Tamworth 15 miles24.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Chadsmoor Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hawks Green with Rumer Hill Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Cannock Park & Old Fallow Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Hednesford Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Hednesford Green Heath Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Heath Hayes & Wimblebury Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Huntington Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cannock Longford & Bridgtown Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bridgtown Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hednesford Pye Green Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Rawnsley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Cannock
WS11 7GZ, WS12 4SF, WS11 1SP, WS11 0HA, WS12 1AR, WS12 9SH, WS11 4BG, WS11 5UH, WS11 8UE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.3 miles32.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 30.2 miles48.5 km
- Hednesford Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Cannock Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
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Schools in Cannock
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- Cannock Chase High School Secondary
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Secondary
- Chadsmoor C of E (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Gorsemoor Primary School Primary
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
- Hednesford Valley High School Special
- Kingsmead School Secondary
- Longford Primary Academy Primary
- Moorhill Primary School Primary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
- Pye Green Academy Primary
- Redhill Primary School Primary
- Sherbrook Primary School Special
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Lukes C of E Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Acton Hill Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Sutton Park Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 13.3 miles21.3 km