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Cann, Dorset

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Cann is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated on the A350 road in the Dorset administrative district, 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) south of Shaftesbury. The civil parish covers 2,600 acres (1,100 hectares) and has an underlying geology of Kimmeridge clay, greensand and gault clay.[2] In the 2011 census the parish—which includes HM Prison Guys Marsh—had a population of 822.[1]

Population822 [1]
Civil parish
  • Cann
Post townSHAFTESBURY
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Cann
Cann Mill
Cann is located in Dorset
Cann
Cann
Location within Dorset
Population822 [1]
OS grid referenceST872212
Civil parish
  • Cann
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHAFTESBURY
Postcode districtSP7
Dialling code01747
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Dorset
50.9904°N 2.1839°W / 50.9904; -2.1839
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