English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cana Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Topcliffe

Historical Forms

  • Kanehou 1202 FF

Etymology

v. haugr . The first element is the OWScand  by-name Kani (LindBN), OSwed  Kani (Lundgren-Brate), found in DB as Cane .

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