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| Canterbury | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Butter Market square | |
 Arms of Canterbury | |
  Canterbury Location within Kent | |
| Population | 55,240 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TR145575 |
| • London | 54 miles (87 km)[2] |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT1, CT2, CT4 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Canterbury (/ˈkæntərb(ə)ri/ , /-bɛri/)[3] is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climate.
Canterbury is a popular tourist destination, with the city's economy heavily reliant upon tourism, alongside higher education and retail. As of 2011, the city's population was over 55,000, including a substantial number of students and one of the highest student-to-permanent-resident ratios in Britain.
The site of the city has been occupied since Paleolithic times and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent. Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the Westgate Towers museum, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, the Norman Canterbury Castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, the King's School. Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and Kent County Cricket Club's St Lawrence Ground. Canterbury Cathedral is known for its architecture, its music, and for being the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury; it receives a million visitors per year.
- ^ "2011 Census – Built-up areas". ONS. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Grid Reference Finder". gridreferencefinder.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Roach, Peter; Hartman, James; Setter, Jane; Jones, Daniel, eds. (2006). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (17th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-68086-8.