Canning (disambiguation)

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Canning may refer to:

• Canning, a process for preserving food.
• Home canning, a process for preserving food at home.

People:

• Most frequently George Canning (1770–1827), British politician and Prime Minister (April-August 1827).
• Elizabeth Canning (1734–1773), Englishwoman transported for perjury.
• Joan Canning, 1st Viscountess Canning (1776–1837), wife of George Canning.
• Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning (1817–1861), wife of Charles Canning.
• Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812–1862), British statesman and Governor-General of India.
• Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786–1880), British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
• Alfred Canning (1860–1936), Australian surveyor.
• Victor Canning (1911–1986), British novelist.
• Lisa Canning (born 1966), U.S. television presenter.
• Steven Canning (born 1983), Scottish footballer.

Places, most named after George Canning:

• In England:
  • Canning Town, part of east London.
  • Canning Town station, a transport interchange in Canning Town.
  • Poplar and Canning Town, a UK parliamentary constituency in east London.
  • Canning, Liverpool
  • Canning Dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool.

• In Australia:
  • Cannington, Western Australia, a suburb and regional centre 10 km southeast of Perth, Western Australia.
  • Canning Basin, a geological basin in Western Australia.
  • Canning Bridge, a crossing of Canning River, Western Australia.
  • Canning Highway, a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia.
  • Canning River (Western Australia), flowing through Perth.
  • Canning Stock Route, a track from Halls Creek to Wiluna in Western Australia.
  • Canning Vale, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth.
  • City of Canning, a local government area in Western Australia based in Cannington.
  • Division of Canning, an Australian federal electoral division in southern Perth, Western Australia.

• Elsewhere:
  • Canning, Buenos Aires, a district of Esteban Echeverría Partido, in Argentina.
  • Canning, Nova Scotia, a village in Canada.
  • Canning, South 24 Parganas - a town in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.