# Canewdon

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish on the River Crouch in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9094).

## Etymology
Probably from the Old English personal name Cana + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”); the sound development from the original medial -ing- to -ew- is found also in other English placenames.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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