Cannington

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

  1. A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2539).
  2. A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A mine in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia, named after a pastoral property.
  4. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.
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