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.

Cannhall Road

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wanstead

Historical Forms

  • Cann Halle 1276 ADv
  • Canon Hall 1504–15 ECP
  • Canhall alias Cannon Hall t.Eliz ChancP

Etymology

Cannhall Road (6″) preserves the name of the manor of Cann Halle 1276 AD v, Canon Hall 1504–15 ECP, Canhall alias Cannon Hall t. Eliz ChancP. It belonged to the prior and Canons of Holy Trinity, London.

Places in the same Parish