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CANN, or Shaston-St. Rumbold, a parish in Shaftesbury district, Dorset; on the verge of the county, 1¼ mile SE of Shaftesbury, and 4¼ SSE of Semley r. station. Post Town, Shaftesbury, under Salisbury. Acres, 930. Pop., 547. Houses, 126. The area is all included in the borough of Shaftesbury. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £196.* Patron, the Earl of Shaftesbury.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Cann CP/AP Shaftesbury RegD/Inc/PLU Dorset AncC |
Place names: | CANN | CANN OR SHASTON ST RUMBOLD | SHASTON ST RUMBOLD |
Place: | Cann |
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