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A site here was projected in the 1180s by Archbishop Baldwin as the site of a new college, which was to contain the archiepiscopal ''cathedra'' and stalls for the king and the bishops of the province of Canterbury but the monks of Canterbury procured a veto for the scheme from [[Pope Innocent III]].<ref>Jonathan Foyle, ''Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral'', 2013.</ref> |
A site here was projected in the 1180s by Archbishop Baldwin as the site of a new college, which was to contain the archiepiscopal ''cathedra'' and stalls for the king and the bishops of the province of Canterbury but the monks of Canterbury procured a veto for the scheme from [[Pope Innocent III]].<ref>Jonathan Foyle, ''Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral'', 2013.</ref> |
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The eminent judge and [[master of the rolls]] Sir [[Christopher Hales]] died at Hackington in 1541, as did the poet [[Sarah Dixon]] on 23 April 1765.<ref>Orlando, Cambridge [http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=dixosa Retrieved 14 May 2017.]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:25, 16 May 2017
| Hackington | |
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 Tyler Hill community centre | |
  Hackington Location within Kent | |
| Area | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Population | 587 (Civil Parish 2011)[1] |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TR143612 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CANTERBURY |
| Postcode district | CT2 |
| Dialling code | 01227 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Hackington is a semi-rural village and civil parish immediately north of Canterbury in Kent, England the main community of which is Tyler Hill. In earlier periods it was sometimes known as St Stephen's, after its church dedication.
History
A site here was projected in the 1180s by Archbishop Baldwin as the site of a new college, which was to contain the archiepiscopal cathedra and stalls for the king and the bishops of the province of Canterbury but the monks of Canterbury procured a veto for the scheme from Pope Innocent III.[2]
The eminent judge and master of the rolls Sir Christopher Hales died at Hackington in 1541, as did the poet Sarah Dixon on 23 April 1765.[3]
Demography
The population rose by more than 10% between 2001 and 2011, from 522 in 2001.[4]
References
- ^ Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
- ^ Jonathan Foyle, Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral, 2013.
- ^ Orlando, Cambridge Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ National Statistics Census 2001
- Stubbs, William (1865). Epistolae cantuarienses: the letters of the prior and convent of Christ Church, Canterbury, from A.D. 1187 to A.D. 1199, accessed 29 September 2014 at Internet Archive.
External links
Media related to Hackington at Wikimedia Commons
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