Canterbury

Summary

Canterbury is a city^[1]. Canterbury ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Westgate Gardens 5.JPG^[6].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[8].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as market town^[9].
• Canterbury's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom^[10].
• Canterbury's coat of arms image is recorded as Canterbury Arms.svg^[11].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reims^[12].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Certaldo^[13].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esztergom^[14].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tournai^[15].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergues^[16].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wimereux^[17].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mölndal Municipality^[18].
• Canterbury's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladimir^[19].
• Canterbury's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235007026^[20].
• Canterbury's GND ID is recorded as 4009422-4^[21].
• Canterbury's locator map image is recorded as Canterbury UK locator map.svg^[22].
• Canterbury's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79145881^[23].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT1^[24].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT2^[25].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT3^[26].
• Canterbury's postal code is recorded as CT4^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+72.8'}^[28]. Canterbury's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+54880'}^[30] and {'amount': '+46490'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], unparished area^[8], market town^[9], and city of United Kingdom^[10].

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 ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).^[2] Canterbury has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Canterbury is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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