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 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement