Cannington
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English
Etymology
- In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641.
- In Western Australia, from Canning + -ton, being named after the Canning River.
Proper noun
Cannington
- A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2539).
- A community of Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- A mine in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia, named after a pastoral property.
- A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.