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Canterbury's walls were mentioned by the early chronicler, Bede, in his history of England. [25] Despite Canterbury's walls, a Viking army successfully attacked the city in 835, killing many of the inhabitants. [26] Scandinavian raids recommenced from 991 onwards and in 1011 a Danish army demanded fresh tribute from the city. [26]
Map of Pilgrims Way near Titsey, Surrey.The upper route, on the brow of the North Downs, is the ancient trackway (note the archaeological finds at the top left); the lower, almost in the valley, is the route surmised by the Ordnance Survey in the 19th century A section of the lower route, eroded into the slope, in Surrey
Durovernum Cantiacorum was a town and hillfort (Latin: oppidum) in Roman Britain at the site of present-day Canterbury in Kent. It occupied a strategic location on Watling Street at the best local crossing of the Stour , which prompted a convergence of roads connected to the ports of Dubris ( Dover ), Rutupiae ( Richborough ), Regulbium ...
Canterbury (/ ˈ k æ n t ər b (ə) r i / ⓘ, /-b ɛ r i /) [3] is a 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.
An aerial view across Mid Canterbury, with Ashburton in the foreground, the Canterbury Plains centre, and the Southern Alps in the background.. Mid Canterbury (also spelt Mid-Canterbury and mid-Canterbury) is a traditional, semi-official subregion of New Zealand's Canterbury Region extending inland from the Pacific coast to the Southern Alps.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) ... Canterbury: House: Early 18th century: 3 ...