Cann, Dorset

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]

Cann
Cann Mill
Cann Location within Dorset
Population	822 [1]
OS grid reference	ST872212
Civil parish	Cann
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHAFTESBURY
Postcode district	SP7
Dialling code	01747
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50.9904°N 2.1839°W / 50.9904; -2.1839