City of Canterbury
- This is the local government area, for the settlement go to Canterbury
| City of Canterbury | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Kent | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | City |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Kent |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 153rd 308.84 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Canterbury |
| ONS code: | 29UC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2022) - Density |
Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 93.4% White 2.2% S.Asian 1.6% Chinese and other 1.4% Mixed Race [1] |
| Politics | |
Canterbury City Council http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Julian Brazier, Roger Gale |
The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the existing city of Canterbury with the Whitstable and Herne Bay Urban Districts, and Bridge-Blean Rural District. The latter district entirely surrounded the city; the urban districts occupied the coastal area to the north.
Within the district are the towns of Herne Bay and Whitstable, which with the parishes (shown below) and the cathedral city itself, make up the 'City of Canterbury' district.
There are 26 parishes within the district, as follows:
- Adisham
- Barham
- Bekesbourne with Patrixbourne
- Bishopsbourne
- Blean
- Bridge
- Chartham
- Chestfield
- Chislet
- Fordwich: has town status
- Frazzell Rock: has town status
- Hackington
- Harbledown
- Herne and Broomfield
- Hoath
- Ickham
- Kingston
- Littlebourne
- Lower Hardres
- Petham
- Sturry
- Thanington Without
- Upper Hardres
- Waltham
- Westbere
- Wickhambreaux
- Womenswold
Geography
The area is in the main rural, although the entire coastal strip is taken up by the almost unbroken sprawl of seaside towns from Seasalter, west of Whitstable to Herne Bay, Kent. Between them and the city there is high land, well wooded, south of which the River Great Stour flows from its source beyond Ashford. The city of Canterbury stands upon this river.
Twin towns
The district participates in the Sister Cities programme, with links to:
References
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- ^ a b c Canterbury, Kent, England - TOUR GUIDE at www.vrcanterbury.co.uk (accessed May 25, 2008)
