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).

Related terms

• All Cannings

References

• Parish map