Canterbury - History

Canterbury is a cathedral city in the City of Canterbury district of Kent in South East England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England, and head of the world-wide Anglican Communion. In this latter role, he is the second most important Christian leader in Europe. Canterbury - History. Canterbury - Early history. There has been a settlement in Canterbury since prehistoric times. Bronze Age finds, and Neo ...

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Canterbury - Early history. There has been a settlement in Canterbury since prehistoric times. Bronze Age finds, and Neolithic round barrows have been discovered in the area; and before the Roman arrival Durovernum was the most important settlement in Kent. Canterbury (known in Latin as Durovernum Cantiacorum) became a Roman administrative centre: it lay at the junction of three roads from their ports of Regulbium (Reculver), Dubris (Dover) and Lemanis (Lympne); and it stood on what has become known as Watling Street. The city w ...

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The city has many students as it is home to several Higher Education institutions and other colleges. The University of Kent at Canterbury stands on a hill about two miles outside the city centre. Chaucer College is an independent graduate college for Japanese students within the campus of the University. Near the University of Kent is the Franciscan International Study Centre [1], a place of study for the worldwide Franciscan Order. Canterbury Christ Church University [2] is located in the city as is one of the campuses of the University College for the Creative Arts. There is al ...

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Canterbury - Railway. Canterbury has two railway stations, Canterbury West and Canterbury East, the services from these are operated by South Eastern Trains. Canterbury West is served primarily from London Charing Cross with limited services from Victoria as well as by trains to Ramsgate and Margate. Canterbury East is on the service from London Victoria (journey time around 88 minutes) to Dover. The West station was the earliest to be built. It was opened by the South Eastern Railway from Ashford on 6 February 1 ...

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The local government district City of Canterbury covers an area some 13 times larger than the city of Canterbury itself, and includes Herne Bay and Whitstable. The city contains the district wards of Barton, Northgate, St Stephens, Westgate and Wincheap, plus part of the University of Kent (which straddles the city boundary) in the otherwise rural Blean Forest ward. Since October 7, 2004 the 5 wards entirely within the city have been represented by 9 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative and 2 Labour councillors, out of the ...

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