Norton Canes is an industrial village, civil parish and ward of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England.
It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) out of the centre of Cannock. At the 2001 census it had a population of 6,394,[1] and an area of 3,746 acres (15.16 km2), of which 86% is green open space. The population had increased to 7,470 at the 2011 census.[2] Areas of the village include Little Norton, Little Wyrley, and North Lanes (Lime Lane).
The Cannock Chase Coalfield once had 45 collieries within 2 miles (3.2 km) of Norton Canes, employing over 5,800 men, as well as 2 large surface mines; the last pit in the area closed in 1993.
Grove Pit was one of these pits, and on 1 October 1930 was the scene of a major tragedy when 14 miners were killed in an explosion there.[citation needed]
Another local colliery was owned by the Jerome family, hence Jerome Road now on the site of the pit. This was the family of the author Jerome K. Jerome.
Norton Canes borders Chasewater – a collection of man-made lakes formed through old mining pits and a reservoir that feeds the canal system of the West Midlands. Chasewater is a popular leisure destination offering facilities for water-skiing and yachting, mountain biking, jogging, walking and bird watching.
Norton Canes straddles the UK's first and only toll motorway, the M6 Toll, and is the site of its northbound ("Great Wyrley") toll plaza and Norton Canes Services, which is the only services for that motorway.
Norton Canes was home to Europe's first drive-through chemist. This is now closed, as the chemist has moved into the local health centre located in Brownhills Road.
^"Staffordshire County Council - error". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
NortonCanes is an industrial village, civil parish and ward of Cannock Chase District, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) out...
NortonCanes Services is a Motorway Service Station on the M6 Toll, in the village of NortonCanes near the towns of Brownhills, Cannock, and Walsall,...
the UK. It has one service station along its 27-mile (43 km) stretch, NortonCanes services. Proposals for a new publicly funded motorway were circulated...
NortonCanes is a civil parish in the district of Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. It contains three buildings that are recorded in the National...
District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - NortonCanes" (PDF). Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024. "STATEMENT...
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NortonCanes High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in NortonCanes in the English county of Staffordshire. It is a community...
parishes called Bridgtown, Cannock Wood, Heath Hayes and Wimblebury, and NortonCanes were created covering parts of the former Cannock Urban District. The...
North Lanes, Staffordshire. Located between the villages of Pelsall and NortonCanes. It opened in 1852 as Wyrley Grove Colliery. It was served by barges...
centre, the Orbital Retail Park, is located on the outskirts of the NortonCanes area of Cannock and houses many stores including Sainsbury's, Homebase...
from Norton Junction, there was also important sidings on the South Staffordshire Line at the Angelsea Sidings. These closed in 1960s to NortonCanes. The...
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NortonCanes Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Preece 710 41.1 2.0 UKIP Martin Robinson 554 32.0 N/A Conservative Peter Gilbert 440 25.4 19.9 Liberal...
an English hamlet in the county of Staffordshire, that forms part of NortonCanes civil parish and the Cannock Chase district. In 1870-72 it had a population...
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NortonCanes Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mike Hoare 1,447 39.7 7.1 Labour Mike Holder 1,273 34.9 14.8 UKIP Christopher Cox 762 20.9 N/A Green...
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