Cann, Dorset Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Cann
Static Image Name:Cann Mill, Melbury Abbas.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cann Mill
Coordinates:50.9904°N -2.1839°W
Map Type:Dorset
Population:822
Population Ref:[1]
Civil Parish:Cann
Shire District:North Dorset
Shire County:Dorset
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:North Dorset
Post Town:SHAFTESBURY
Postcode Area:SP
Postcode District:SP7
Dial Code:01747
Os Grid Reference:ST872212

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, 1round=0.5NaNround=0.5 south of Shaftesbury. The civil parish covers 2600acres and has an underlying geology of Kimmeridge clay, greensand and gault clay.[2] In the 2011 census the parish—which includes HM Prison Guys Marsh—had a population of 822.[1]

Notes and References

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