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Canterbury
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Weather | 8°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 73 |
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Population | 43,432 (2001) |
Shire county | Kent |
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ID | 405605 |
About Canterbury
Canterbury, a cathedral city in southeast England, was a pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. Ancient walls, originally built by the Romans, encircle its medieval centre with cobbled streets and timber-framed houses. Canterbury Cathedral, founded 597 A. D. , is the headquarters of the Church of England and Anglican Communion, incorporating Gothic and Romanesque elements in its stone carvings and stained-glass windows.
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... I always thought I d love to be on there one day, so this is incredible! " A precocious talent with a powerful, octave-destroying vocal range, Webb has been performing ever since she was a child in Canterbury...
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... " The prime minister rarely talks about religion, but his comments linking vaccination to Christian values echo recent remarks by the Archbishop of Canterbury...
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... He decided not to be the Lib Dem candidate in Canterbury as, who had only won the seat from the Tories by 187 votes...
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... Gatherings were planned for Sandwich, Ramsgate, Deal, Folkestone, Margate and Canterbury...