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Norton Canes

Norton Canes proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0207).

Proper noun

Norton Canes

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

Origin of Norton Canes

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.

Questions about Norton Canes

What does Norton Canes mean?
Norton Canes means a village and civil parish in Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0207).
What part of speech is Norton Canes?
Norton Canes is a proper noun.

Words near Norton Canes in the dictionary

  1. Nortia
  2. Norton
  3. Norton and Cuckney
  4. Norton and Lenchwick
  5. Norton Bridge
  6. Norton Canes
  7. Norton Conyers
  8. Norton Couloir
  9. Norton County
  10. Norton Fitzwarren
  11. Norton Hawkfield

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