Cann is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of Shaftesbury, 21 miles north-west of the major town of Poole, 55 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 96 miles south-west of London. Cann lies just south-west of the Wiltshire border. Cann falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the SP7 postcode district. The post town for Cann is Shaftesbury.
Cann is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Cann is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Dorset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dorset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cann is SP7 0BJ.
Cann is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP7 postcode district.
The post town for Cann is Shaftesbury. Cann is in the SP7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shaftesbury.
The centre of Cann is located at position 50.99036° latitude and -2.18367° longitude.
Latitude | 50.99036° |
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Longitude | -2.18367° |
The centre of Cann is located at the grid reference easting 387205 and northing 121234 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 387205 |
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Northing | 121234 |
Position of Cann relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cann to the centre of the town.
Position of Cann relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cann to the centre of the city.