Canterbury

Summary

Canterbury is a city^[1]. Canterbury has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Canterbury is located in Canterbury^[3].
• Canterbury is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Canterbury is on the body of water River Stour^[5].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[7].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as market town^[8].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom^[9].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reims^[10].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Certaldo^[11].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom^[12].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tournai^[13].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergues^[14].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wimereux^[15].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mölndal Municipality^[16].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladimir^[17].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT1^[18].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT2^[19].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT3^[20].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT4^[21].
• Canterbury's Commons category is recorded as Canterbury^[22].
• Canterbury's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[23].
• Canterbury's local dialing code is recorded as 01227^[24].
• Canterbury's OS grid reference is recorded as TR145575^[25].
• Canterbury's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.278333333333, 'lon': 1.0775}^[26].
• Canterbury's significant event is recorded as Siege of Canterbury^[27].

Body

Geography

Canterbury is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Canterbury is located in Canterbury^[3]. Canterbury is on the body of water River Stour^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Canterbury covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.8'}^[28]. Canterbury sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+54880'}^[30] and {'amount': '+46490'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], unparished area^[7], market town^[8], and city of United Kingdom^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canterbury include Canterbury^[32], a town in the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1703^[35].

Why It Matters

Canterbury has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Canterbury is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Canterbury include Canterbury^[32], a town in the United States^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1703^[35].