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Hednesford Town F.C. Managers
Hednesford ( () is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase (district), 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. The etymology of the placename is likely "The ford of ''Heddīn''", ''Heddīn'' being an Old English diminutive form of the given name ''Headda''. History The first recorded mention of Hednesford dates back to 1153, when Stephen, King of England, King Stephen granted an exemption of pannage dues to the small hamlet (settlement), hamlet of ''Hedenedford''. The town can be found on William Yates' 1775 map of Staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadsmoor
Chadsmoor () is a historic village in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England, and is situated between the towns of Cannock and Hednesford. History In the 7th century Chad of Mercia, St Chad, the patron Saint of Lichfield Cathedral, visited a Fosse or a deep broad ditch located near the Telecom tower (track from Pottal Pool to Pye Green) and stopped at a gate 400 m from the Pye Green junction. From then on the area to the south was called “Chads – Moor”. However, Cameron. points out that -''kirk'' toponyms more frequently incorporate the name of the dedicatee, so it is not so certain that Chadsmoor was named after the saint. Chadsmoor centre was basically developed around 1875 when the West Cannock Colliery Company built 3 Coal Mining, collieries on adjacent land and the East Cannock Colliery Company quickly followed. Baron Hatherton, Lord Hatherton then developed Littleton Colliery to the West. The need for houses for the miners and their families then be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
