English Explanatory Dictionary

Norton Canes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A village and civil parish in Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0207).

Word forms

Norton Canes

Etymology

Canes is thought to be a corruption of Cannock. An early recorded form was Norton-sur-le-Canok. The parish of Norton under Cannock was recorded in the 19th century, when it was incorporated into Brownhills District. Another source records Norton under Cannock as another name for Norton Canes in the 19th century. Brownhills was taken into West Midlands in 1974, whereas Norton Canes remains in Staffordshire.

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