Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Canford Magna within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Canford Magna, par. and township, SE. Dorset, on river Stour, 6 miles NE. of Poole -- par., 16,633 ac. (375 water), pop. 9315; township, 8053 ac. (375 water), pop. 1107; P.O., T.O., called Great Canford.