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"CANN (ST. RUMBOLD), a parish, in the union of SHAFTESBURY, hundred of SIXPENNY-HANDLEY, Shaston division of DORSET, 1½ mile (S. E.) from Shaftesbury; containing 524 inhahitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 2. 1., and in the gift of the Earl of Shaftesbury: the tithes have been commuted for £250, and there is about an acre of glebe." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014
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| St. Rumbold, Cann, Church of England |
- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Cann (St. Rumbold) on his Dorset Churches website
- The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Cann:
Baptisms: 1563-1973 Marriages: 1563-1641, 16521667, 1675-1969 Burials: 1568-1646, 16521987 (DHC Ref: PE/CAN)
- A description of Cann from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Cann to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Cann pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST874208 (Lat/Lon: 50.986462, -2.180881), Cann which are provided by:
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- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.