These were the addresses where Canning and his family are known to have lived. From 1950 onwards they correspond largely to the addresses given in Canning's Who's Who entries:
| Source of information and dates | Address |
| 1911 Census | 6, Rowden St, Peverell, Plymouth Canning's birthplace |
| Letters 1932-33 | c/o Mrs Barker, 37 Ashcombe Road Weston-Super-Mare |
| Letters 1934 | 35, North Street March, Cambridgeshire |
| Preface to Everyman's England, 1936 and interview with Jean Tearle |
Hunt Street Farmhouse, Crundale, Kent CT4 7EL (Village between Ashford and Canterbury. The house is now a listed building.) |
| Letter to The Times 1937 | Forest Farm Benenden, Kent |
| Army record of service, 1941 | Orchards Cranbrook, Kent |
| Army record of service, 1943 | Restmary, West Looe Cornwall |
| Lindel Williams 1946 - 1949 | Blackthorn Near Bicester, Oxon. |
| Who's Who 1950 - 1968 |
Marl Place, Brenchley, Kent (This house, sometimes spelt Marle Place, is now owned by Canning's daughter, Lindel Williams, and her husband, with gardens and an art gallery open to the public in summer.) |
| Heinemann archive February 1968 |
Spring Cottage, Lordswell Lane, Crowborough, Sussex |
| Heinemann archive March 1969 |
Combe Bank, Snatts Road, Uckfield, Sussex |
| Heinemann archive October 1969 |
The White House, Penton Mewsey, Andover, Hants |
| Heinemann archive October 1970 |
Redthorn Cottage, Appleshaw Andover, Hants. |
| Who's Who 1975 |
Riverside House, Alswear South Molton, North Devon |
| Who's Who 1978 |
Lawrence Land, The Bourne Brimscombe, Stroud, Glos. |
| Who's Who 1983 |
The Bridge House, Pembridge Leominster Herefordshire (This is a listed building and the house is described in the AA Book of English Villages, revised ed. 1981, p. 311. This apparently gave Canning a great deal of pleasure.) |
| Who's Who 1985 |
The Thatched Cottage, Ewen, near Cirencester Glos GL7 6BU |
Last updated October, 2018.
