Hackington
| Hackington | |
|---|---|
 Tyler Hill community centre | |
| Area | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Population | 587 (Civil Parish)[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 of Tyler Hill.
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]
- ^ 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.
Demography
The population rose by more than 10% between 2001 and 2011, from 522 in 2001.[1]
References
- ^ 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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