Cannington is a community in Brock Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The town is on the Beaver River. Originally part of the original Brock Township, Cannington was first settled in 1833. It was first known as McCaskill's Mills after a local mill-owning family. In 1849, a post office was opened, at which point the settlement was renamed Cannington afte…
Cannington is a community in Brock Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The town is on the Beaver River. Originally part of the original Brock Township, Cannington was first settled in 1833. It was first known as McCaskill's Mills after a local mill-owning family. In 1849, a post office was opened, at which point the settlement was renamed Cannington after former British foreign secretary and Prime Minister George Canning. Cannington separated from Brock Township in 1878 when it was incorporated as a Village.
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