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.

Cannon Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Merton

Historical Forms

  • Canondownhyll 1536,1538 Merton
  • Cannondoune Hill 1611 SACxxxv

Etymology

is Canondownhyll 1536, 1538 Merton, Cannondoune Hill 1611 SAC xxxv , from the canons of Merton Priory .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement