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Survey of English Place-Names

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Canford School

Other OS name in the Parish of Canford Magna

Historical Forms

  • the howse of Canforde 1583 SPDom
  • Canford House 1587 DCMDeed 1826 Gre
  • Nunnery 1811 OS

Etymology

, the howse of Canforde 1583SPDom , Canford House 1587DCMDeed , 1826 Gre, Nunnery 1811 OS ; the house was let to Teresan nuns in 1804 (Hutch33295) and became a school in 1923 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement