Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Cannock

Name: Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
Address: Cannock, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Cannock

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Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Cannock

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The Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery is on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. The cemetery contains nearly 5,000 burials from both the First and Second World War. The burials are mainly German and Austrian nationals with a very small number of Ukrainians. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1956 (68 years ago)Coordinates: 52°44'24"N, 2°1'21"W

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Cannock United Kingdom

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Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shugborough Hall, Hednesford Hills Raceway, Staffordshire County Museum, Essex Bridge.

4.2 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Shugborough Hall, Stafford
107 min walk • Shugborough Hall, a quintessential example of a stately home in Great Haywood, is nestled within the lush English countryside of Stafford, United Kingdom. This grand estate, replete with classic Georgian architecture, offers a glimpse into the opulent lifestyle of the...
3 miSE
Racetrack, Sport, Sport venue
Hednesford Hills Raceway
76 min walk • Hednesford Hills Raceway stands as a testament to the thrill of motorsport in the United Kingdom, nestled in the heart of Staffordshire. This sport venue is a hub for speed enthusiasts and serves as a battleground for a variety of racing events that draw in crowds from...
4.1 miN
Museum
Staffordshire County Museum
106 min walk • Staffordshire County Museum is housed in the Servants' Quarters of Shugborough Hall, Milford, near Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The museum features a restored Victorian kitchen, laundry and brewhouse as well as permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.
4.2 miN
Bridge
Essex Bridge
108 min walk • Essex Bridge is a Grade I listed packhorse bridge over the River Trent near Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England. Spanning the Trent 100 metres downstream of its confluence with the River Sow, it was built in the late sixteenth century by the Earl of Essex a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
3.6 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Designer Outlet West Midlands, Cannock
91 min walk • The Designer Outlet West Midlands is an outlet shopping centre near Cannock, Staffordshire, England. It is owned by McArhurGlen Group and is the company's 7th designer outlet in the UK. Permission was granted for the construction of the shopping centre in 2016 and work began in 2017.
2.9 miNW
Golf
Brocton Hall Golf Club
74 min walk • Brocton Hall is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1760 by William Chetwynd and remained in the Chetwynd family until 1923 when it was sold to the Golf Club. Today the building is still used as a clubhouse and is also a venue for weddings.
4.1 miSE
Forts and castles, View point
Castle Ring
104 min walk • Castle Ring is an Iron Age hill fort, situated high up on the southern edge of Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. It is the highest point on The Chase with an elevation of 242 metres.
2.2 miSE
Area
Hednesford, Cannock
56 min walk • Hednesford is a historic market town in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England. Cannock Chase is to the north, the town of Cannock 1.2 miles to the south and Rugeley 4.6 miles to the southwest.The population at the 2011 census was 17,343.
4.4 miN
Canal
Haywood Junction
111 min walk • Haywood Junction, or Great Haywood Junction, is the name of the canal junction where the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal terminates and meets the Trent and Mersey Canal near to the village of Great Haywood, Staffordshire, England.
4.1 miNW
Park
Radford Meadows, Stafford
106 min walk • Radford Meadows is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, on the southern edge of Stafford, in Staffordshire, England. The reserve is a floodplain situated between the River Penk to the west, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
3.7 miN
Monastery
St Mary's Abbey
96 min walk • Saint Mary's Abbey in Colwich, Staffordshire was a monastery of Roman Catholic nuns of the English Benedictine Congregation, founded in 1623 at Cambrai, Flanders, in the Spanish Netherlands, and closed down in 2020.