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.

Cannie

Other OS name in the Parish of Steeple

Historical Forms

  • Canv(e)y Marshe 1551 Pat 1621 EASvii
  • Conney alias Canney Marsh t.Eliz Depositions

Etymology

is Canv (e )y Marshe 1551 Pat, 1621 EAS vii, Conney alias Canney Marsh t. ElizDepositions . The name is probably manorial in origin , deriving from Canney supra 221 .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement