Canterbury
Built-up area in Canterbury, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.277, 1.09 |
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| OS grid ref: | TR 15 57 |
| Population: | 55,240 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 |
Canterbury in Kent, England is a compact cathedral city on the banks of the River Stour, famous for the UNESCO-listed Canterbury Cathedral and the nearby ruins of St Augustine's Abbey. Its medieval streets, Norman gates such as Westgate, and literary connections to Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales make it a major cultural and historic draw, rooted in the murder of Thomas Becket and centuries of pilgrimage.
Today the city's economy is driven by tourism, heritage and education, with large student communities at the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University shaping a lively café and arts scene. Good rail and road links put Canterbury within easy reach of London and the Channel ports such as Dover, while the surrounding Kent countryside adds a distinctly rural backdrop to city life.
Postcode districts covering Canterbury
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 25 miles
- Maidstone 24.7 miles
- Gillingham 23.1 miles
- Chatham 24.8 miles
- Folkestone 13.5 miles
- Ashford 13.2 miles
- Margate 13.3 miles
- Sittingbourne 16 miles
- Dover 13.4 miles
- Ramsgate 14.4 miles
- Herne Bay 6.5 miles
- Deal 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barton Ward 0.6 miles
- Northgate Ward 0.8 miles
- Westgate Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Stephen's Ward 1 mile
- Wincheap Ward 1.5 miles
- Thanington Parish 1.9 miles
- Rough Common Built-up area 2 miles
- Fordwich Parish 2 miles
- Hackington Parish 2 miles
- Blean Forest Ward 2.2 miles
- Tyler Hill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Broad Oak Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Canterbury
CT1 1SA, CT1 1HQ, CT2 8LX, CT1 1SS, CT2 7PQ, CT2 8AL, CT2 8DT, CT1 3RR, CT1 2HY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 26.5 miles
- London City Airport 47.3 miles
- Canterbury East Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Canterbury West Railway Station 0.8 miles
Hotels in Canterbury Ad
- Number 8
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3
- The Hugo - Hotel Concept Canterbury
- The Victoria Hotel 3
- The Falstaff Hotel 4
- Thanington Hotel 4
- Best Western Abbots Barton Hotel 3
- The Sun Hotel 3
- The Old Gate Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4
- Pilgrims Hotel 3
Schools in Canterbury
- Barton Court Grammar School Secondary
- Parkside Community Foundation Primary School Primary
- Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury Secondary
- St Edmund's School Canterbury Independent - all ages
- St Johns C of E Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas' School Special
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's Infant School Primary
- St Stephen's Junior School Primary
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primary
- The Archbishop's School Secondary
- The Canterbury Academy Secondary
- The Canterbury Primary School Primary
- The Orchard School Special
- The Worthgate School Independent - secondary
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 0.1 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 0.2 miles
- Canterbury College College 0.2 miles
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 0.3 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 0.3 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 0.4 miles
- University of Kent University 1.9 miles
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles
- Broome Park Estate 7.3 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 10.7 miles
- Central Beach Beach 11.3 miles
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 12.3 miles