Cannington

== English == === Etymology === In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641. In Western Australia, from Canning +‎ -ton, being named after the Canning River. === Proper noun === Cannington A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539). A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. A mine in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia, named after a pastoral property. A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia. === References ===