In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cannock Wood like this:

CANNOCK WOOD, a township in Cannock parish, Stafford; near Cannock. Pop., 275.

Cannock Wood through time

Cannock Wood is now part of CANNOCK CHASE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CANNOCK CHASE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cannock Wood itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cannock Wood, in Cannock Chase and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26146

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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