All Saints Church, All Cannings
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All Saints Church, All Cannings
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 7 Mar 2010
This is the north elevation of the church. The small porch is the oldest part of what can be seen here dating to the 11th and 12th centuries. The tower and the pitched-roof transept are as rebuilt in the 15th century. The clock tower is a relatively recent addition although I have been unable to date it. The name 'All Cannings' is derived in part from an ancient tribe called the Caningas. They also gave their name to Caen Hill near Devizes and possibly also Calne. The 'All' part may have come from the Saxon 'ald' meaning old. Up to 1841 All Cannings was known as Allcannings. Later in the 19th century it was 'AllCannings'. By the beginning of the 20th century All Cannings took the name it bears to this day.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.353164
Longitude
-1.901441