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(Redirected from Cann (village)) Village in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England
Cann
Cann Mill
Cann is located in DorsetCannCannLocation within Dorset
Population822 
OS grid referenceST872212
Civil parish
  • Cann
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHAFTESBURY
Postcode districtSP7
Dialling code01747
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Dorset
50°59′25″N 2°11′02″W / 50.9904°N 2.1839°W / 50.9904; -2.1839

Cann is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated on the A350 road in the North Dorset administrative district, 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) south of Shaftesbury. The civil parish covers 2,600 acres (1,100 hectares) and has an underlying geology of Kimmeridge clay, greensand and gault clay. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes HM Prison Guys Marsh—had a population of 822.

References

  1. ^ "Area: Cann (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "'Cann', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4: North (1972), pp. 9-10". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England


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