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Canterbury (/ ˈ k æ n t ər b (ə) r i / ⓘ, /-b ɛ r i /) [3] is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour .
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
The Church of St Martin is an ancient Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England, situated slightly beyond the city centre. It is recognised as the oldest church building in Britain still in use as a church, [2] and the oldest existing parish church in the English-speaking world, although Roman and Celtic churches had existed for ...
Canterbury was granted a city charter in 1448 which gave it the right to have a mayor and a sheriff. The city's web site records that The city's web site records that King Henry VI decreed that the City should be "of one Mayor and one commonalty, wholly corporate for ever".
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013. Welby is the 105th person to hold the position ...
Borough constituency. Canterbury is a constituency [n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Rosie Duffield formerly of the Labour Party and since September 2024 an Independent. [n 2] The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs until 1885, electing one ...
St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of SS.Peter and Paul and changed after Augustine's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. [2] The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation.
Website. canterbury.ac.uk. Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a university located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005. [6]