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The West Midlands is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in western-central England with a 2020 estimated population of 2,939,927,[3] making it the second most populous county in England after Greater London. It appeared as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, to cover parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name. It embraces seven metropolitan boroughs: the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, and the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.
The metropolitan county exists in law, as a geographical frame of reference,[4][5][6] and as a ceremonial county. As such it has a Lord Lieutenant.[7] and a High Sheriff.[8] Between 1974 and 1986, the West Midlands County Council was the administrative body covering the county; this was abolished on 31 March 1986, and the constituent metropolitan boroughs effectively became unitary authorities. A new administrative body for the county (and some of the district surrounding it as Non-Constituent members), the West Midlands Combined Authority, was created in June 2016. Since May 2017, the authority has been headed by a directly elected Mayor of the West Midlands, a position currently held by Andy Street of the Conservative Party. Other county-wide bodies include the West Midlands Police, the West Midlands Fire Service and Transport for West Midlands.
The county is sometimes described as the "West Midlands metropolitan area" or the "West Midlands conurbation" or "Greater Birmingham", although these have different, less clearly defined, boundaries. The main conurbation or urban area does not include Coventry, for example. The name "West Midlands" is also used for the much larger West Midlands region, which sometimes causes confusion, not surprising perhaps when geographically it is on the eastern side of the region, the western side comprising Shropshire and Herefordshire the southern side comprising Worcestershire and most of Warwickshire.
Cannock is the largest town on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. It is situated in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, nine miles north east of Wolverhampton.
The town has a long history dating back to 1086 when it was recorded as "Chenet" in the Domesday Book and "Chnoc" in later records. "Cnocc" was the Old English word for hillock.
Cannock was the site of a bridge in 1281 and "the bridge of Cannock near the mill" was recorded in 1427.
The Roman Route of Watling Street runs nearby and in the 18th century the Birmingham to Staffordshire road ran through the town.
The Cross Keys Inn was built in 1746 as an important coaching stop on the London to Liverpool route.
In 1817 Hednesford began training racehorses and by 1851 eleven trainers and jockeys were training 120 horses in the area.
The practice continues today and four Grand National Trophy winners have been trained at the Hednesford stables.
Cannock remained a tranquil rural community until coal was discovered in the area in the 19th century.
The town then grew rapidly as industry was attracted to the area for its close location to the industrial Black Country.
In 1858 the railway opened and Cannock Station was the terminus.
It closed in 1965 but reopened in 1989 on the Rugeley to Birmingham line run by London Midland.
Cannock Chase was used as a range by the Cannock Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1860 and for military manoeuvres by the British Army in 1873.
It was also used for army camp training during both World War I and World War II.
Cannock had an estimated population of 28,000 people in 2009. It is an affluent area with modern housing.
It is a popular dormitory town for Birmingham and commuters can travel to Birmingham from the Cannock railway station on the Chase Line.
It is also close to the M6, M6 Toll and the M54 motorways.
Cannock has a good shopping centre, an indoor and outdoor market and several retail parks which are out of town.
Traditional pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and bars provide nightlife.
There is also a leisure centre, swimming pool, ice rink and other facilities.
Cannock Hockey Club is one of the best in the UK with a number of players in the England team.
Cannock Chase is known as the "green heart of Staffordshire" and is an area of exceptional unspoilt beauty.
The woodlands and heathlands are ideal for walkers, cyclists and naturalists with many rare birds, deer and unusual butterflies.
Castle Ring Camp is an ancient monument on the highest point of the Chase and was the earthworks for an ancient hill fort.
Another landmark to visit is Glacier Boulder which was placed on Cannock Chase in the 1950s from Scotland.
The Birches Valley Forest Centre at Rugeley has a sculpture trail, play area, Go Ape high ropes course and miles of trails suitable for mountain biking.
Hire bikes, visit the café or go fishing in the Fairoak fishing pools.
The German War Cemetery is situated near Cannock where 4,885 German military graves from both world wars are carefully maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
