Cannock Chase District

Cannock Chase District
Cannock Chase District
Non-metropolitan district
	From left to right; Top: Cannock Chase from the Heart of England Way; Middle 1st: Cannock from St Luke's Church and Norton Canes; Middle 2nd: Hednesford and Bridgtown; Bottom: Heath Hayes and Rugeley;
	Cannock Chase shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Cannock
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Cannock Chase Council
• MP	Josh Newbury
Area
• Total	30.5 sq mi (78.9 km2)
• Rank	219th (of 296)
Population (2024)
• Total	104,088
• Rank	239th (of 296)
• Density	3,420/sq mi (1,320/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.6% White ; 1.2% Asian ; 1.4% Mixed ; 0.5% Black ; 0.3% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 55.1% Christianity ; 43.2% no religion ; 0.4% Islam ; 0.5% other ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UB (ONS); E07000192 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SK0200614806

Cannock Chase is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Landscape in Staffordshire, England.

It gives its name to Cannock Chase District, a non-metropolitan local government district containing the towns of Cannock, Hednesford, Rugeley and surrounding rural villages. The district borders South Staffordshire to the west, the Borough of Stafford to the north, Lichfield District to the east, and the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall to the south.