Hednesford
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Hednesford ( () is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. The Cannock Chase area of natural beauty is to the north of the town. Hednesford is also to the north of Cannock and to the south of Rugeley. The population at the 2011 census was 17,343.
Key facts
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- Market Street, Hednesford - geograph.org.uk - 90040.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Market Street, Hednesford
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Hednesford
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the town(2011 census BUASD)
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- Bradbury
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- Chadsmoor (part)
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- Church Hill
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- Green Heath
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- Hazelslade
- UK place.p6
- Huntington (part)
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- Pye Green
- UK place.p8
- Rawnsley
- UK place.p9
- Wimblebury
- UK place.population
- 18,718
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Cannock Chase
- UK place.shire_county
- Staffordshire
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18 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Demography
- Town
- Civil parish
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Media
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Hednesford ( () is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. The Cannock Chase area of natural beauty is to the north of the town. Hednesford is also to the north of Cannock and to the south of Rugeley. The population at the 2011 census was 17,343.
==Toponymy== Hednesford was first recorded as Hedenedford in AD 1153. The town has seen progressive name evolution over the last millennium, with the name being variously documented as Ed(e)nesford, Adnesford, Hedg(e)ford, and Hednesford.
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