Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
GREAT CANFORD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
CANFORD MAGNA	Alternate	English			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Ecclesiastical parishes or districts - Families or separate occupiers, and population, 1911'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	CANFORD MAGNA AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
POOLE	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
WHITCHURCH	Rural Deanery	1847	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
WIMBORNE	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1834	was reduced to create	PARKSTONE ST PETER EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.
1906	was reduced to create	BROADSTONE EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 108.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.