Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Cann Common, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cann Common map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Cann Common |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.987374 |
| Longitude | -2.166510 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cann Common exhales the quiet temperament of the chalk downs, where the limestone soil anchors a landscape of ancient, slow-moving light. It lies 1.8 miles south-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 136°T, OS grid ST 884 208), and is situated north-north-east of Melbury Abbas village. The land here rises to meet the sharp, sudden incline of Zig-Zag Hill, a geological spine that catches the wind and holds it against the expansive Dorset sky. To the west, the Mill Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, its surface a dark, silvered glass that reflects the changing seasons with precise, watery clarity. Cann Common remains defined by these high, grassy ridges and the deep green hollows that carve through the surrounding chalk. Further to the south-east, the slopes of Breeze Hill rise in long, silent swells, marking the horizon with the heavy, earthen weight of history. Such contours dictate the pace of life, keeping the rhythm of the place tethered to the turning of the sun across the open fields. Time here does not hurry, but rather pools in the low valleys, lingering in the cool shadows that stretch from the hills as the evening deepens.
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Explore Cann Common, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.987374, -2.166510. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |