Cann
Parish in the County of Dorset
Etymology
The present par. is a comparatively recent formation. In 1894 large parts of the Shaftesbury pars. of St James and Holy Trinity were transferred to Cann for civil purposes, and at the same date parts of Cann were included in the borough of Shaftesbury, further parts being transferred to the borough in 1920 and 1933.
Major Settlements
Other places in this Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Bishop's Fm
- Boyne Fm, Boyne Hollow, Boyne Villa, Boynmead Fm
- Bozley Fm
- Braemount
- Breach Cmn, Breach Ctg
- Cann Cmn, Cann Fm, Cann Mill
- Cannfield Fm
- Cherry Orchard Fm, Cherry Orchard Lane
- Church Fm
- Cole's Lane (Fm)
- Edwards Fm
- Foot's Hill
- Foul Hill
- French Mill (Lane)
- Froghole Fm
- Gear's Mill
- Goods Barn(lost)
- Grant's Fm
- Green's Fm
- Heath Fm
- Higher Barn
- Kit Hill
- Little London
- Mampitts Fm
- Mayo Fm
- Mill Pond
- New Lane (Fm)
- Paynthouse Fm
- Ponsonby Fm
- Rest Harrow
- Rose Ctg
- St James's Cmn
- Springfield Ctg
- Sprag(g)s Mill(lost)
- Three Ways
- West-Wood Fm
- White's Fm
- Wilkin's Fm
- Wincombe Lane
- Yewtree Ctg