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Cannock
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Cannock
Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. It is on the A34 and A5, and sits to the south of Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district, which has a total population of about 90,000. It lies just to the north of the Black Country (about 7 miles) and just south of Stafford (about 8 miles). It is within the county of Staffordshire and merges with Hednesford, Rugeley, Great Wyrley and Burntwood.
Its name comes from the Old English cnocc, meaning small hill. It is first recorded in the unlikely form Chenet in the Domesday Book, probably due to the information being written down by a Norman scribe with less than perfect knowledge of English.
The town was very small until coal mining increased heavily during the mid to late 19th Century. The area then continued to grow rapidly with many industries coming to the area because of its proximity to the Black Country and because of its coal reserves. After the Second World War the town's population again increased and has kept on increasing ever since as many new residential developments are built as commuting areas for Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Stafford.
Famous people from Cannock include Stan Collymore, Steve Bull, Richard Gosling (Strongest Man in Britain).
A lot of people in Cannock say 'Do Your Rip!!'
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