Bishops Cannings

English

Etymology

Recorded as Bisshopescanyngges 1314; Cannings is from the family or followers of Cana + -ingas. The manorial affix is for early possession by the Bishops of Salisbury.

Proper noun

Bishops Cannings

  1. A village and civil parish north-east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0364).

References

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