Cann Common

Cann Common is a hamlet in , , . Cann Common is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Shaftesbury Abbey.

Church
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Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was an abbey that housed nuns in , . It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. is situated 2 miles northwest of Cann Common.

Aerodrome
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airfield is a grass airstrip 2.7 NM south of , , . Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. is situated 1½ miles south of Cann Common.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melbury Abbas and Shaftesbury.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in north , . It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of , 2 miles south-southwest of the town of .

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is a town and civil parish in , England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of , near the border with .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in north , . It lies 3 miles south of the town of . It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Cann Common.

Cann Common

Latitude
50.98815° or 50° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
-2.16653° or 2° 9′ 60″ west
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
9C2VXRQM+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30106386
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
12262851
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