Norton Canes, Staffordshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Norton Canes. You may be able to find further references to Norton Canes in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Norton Canes (or Norton under Cannock) parish and village Bartholomew
NORTON-UNDER-CANNOCK, or Norton-Canes a village and a parish Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Norton Canes.

Place Type of entry Source
Wyrley, Little hamlet Bartholomew
WYRLEY (Little) a township Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Brownhills 0 2
Chasetown 0 2
Pelsall 0 2
Great Wyrley 0 2
Ogley Hay 0 2
Hammerwich 1 2
Cannock 15 2
Burntwood 0 2
Blakenall Heath 0 1
Cheslyn Hay 0 2
Bloxwich 0 2
Hednesford 0 2
Cannock Wood 0 1
Gentleshaw 0 2
Essington 0 1
Stonnall 0 2
Birchills 0 2
Rushall 0 2
Saredon 0 2
Beaudesert 2 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Norton Canes. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
NORTON CANES John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
NORTON CANES OR NORTON UNDER CANNOCK John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
NORTON UNDER CANNOCK John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
NORTON UNDER CANNOCK OR NORTON CANES John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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