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Canterbury
is a city located in the county of Kent in southeast England. It is also the name of various other places and place-related terms, mostly derived historically from the above town:
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
is a city located in the county of Kent in southeast England. It is also the name of various other places and place-related terms, mostly derived historically from the above town:
In Australia
- Canterbury, New South WalesCanterbury, New South Wales-Commercial area:Canterbury has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. Commercial developments are mostly situated on Canterbury Road and surrounding streets...
, a suburb of Sydney- Electoral district of CanterburyElectoral district of CanterburyCanterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...
, an electoral district in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Electoral district of Canterbury
- Canterbury, QueenslandCanterbury, QueenslandCanterbury is a small settlement in Queensland, Australia. Its closest neighbour is Morney which is also the name of its closest river.-External links:*...
, a small settlement - Canterbury, VictoriaCanterbury, VictoriaCanterbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
, a suburb of Melbourne - City of Canterbury, New South WalesCity of Canterbury, New South WalesThe City of Canterbury, previously the Municipality of Canterbury, is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It lies southwest of the central business district and forms part of the Greater Sydney metropolitan area....
, a local government area of Sydney
In Canada
- Canterbury, New BrunswickCanterbury, New BrunswickCanterbury is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.-History:Tracing its roots to the forestry and railway industries, Canterbury was once was home to over 1000 residents and served as a service centre for the surrounding area of western York County.There were at...
, a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
In New Zealand
- Canterbury Region, a region in the South Island of New Zealand
- Canterbury Regional CouncilCanterbury Regional CouncilCanterbury Regional Council is the regional council for Canterbury, the largest region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is part of New Zealand's structure of local government...
- Canterbury Rugby Football UnionCanterbury Rugby Football UnionThe Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...
, the governing body for rugby union in the central Canterbury region
- Canterbury Regional Council
- Canterbury ProvinceCanterbury ProvinceThe Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south...
, a former province of New Zealand- University of CanterburyUniversity of CanterburyThe University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
, university situated in Christchurch
- University of Canterbury
- Canterbury PlainsCanterbury PlainsThe Canterbury Plains are an area in New Zealand centred to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury Region. Their northern extremes are at the foot of the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District, and in the south they merge into the plains of North Otago beyond the Waitaki...
In the United Kingdom
- Canterbury CathedralCanterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
- Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
- City of CanterburyCity of CanterburyThe City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.-History:...
, the local government district in Kent - Province of CanterburyProvince of CanterburyThe Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
(Church of England)
In the United States
- Canterbury, ConnecticutCanterbury, ConnecticutCanterbury is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,692 at the 2000 census.-History:The area was first settled in the 1680s as Peagscomsuck, consisting mainly of land north of Norwich, south of New Roxbury, Massachusetts and west of the Quinebaug River and the...
, a town in Connecticut - Canterbury, New HampshireCanterbury, New HampshireCanterbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,352 at the 2010 census. Canterbury is home to Ayers State Forest and Shaker State Forest. On the last Saturday in July, the town hosts the annual .- History :...
, a town in New Hampshire - Canterbury Golf ClubCanterbury Golf ClubThe Canterbury Golf Club, in Beachwood , near Cleveland, Ohio was organized more than half century ago when a group of prominent Cleveland men interested in playing golf on a championship course gathered for that purpose at the University Club...
, a golf club in Ohio - Canterbury ParkCanterbury ParkCanterbury Park is a horse racing track located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA.It runs a meet that consists of 62 racing days from early May to Labor Day, generally holding scheduled races Thursday through Sunday, with racing added on several holidays throughout the meet. The track itself features a...
, a horse racing facility in Minnesota - Canterbury School (Connecticut), a high school in Connecticut
Education
- University of CanterburyUniversity of CanterburyThe University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
, Christchurch, New Zealand - Canterbury College (disambiguation), a number of colleges named thus
- Canterbury High School (disambiguation), numerous high schools named thus
- Canterbury University (Seychelles), unaccredited institution in the Seychelles
Other uses
- Province of CanterburyProvince of CanterburyThe Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
, a part of the Church of England- Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
- Dean of CanterburyDean of CanterburyThe Dean of Canterbury is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Christ Church, Canterbury, England. The office of dean originated after the English Reformation, and its precursor office was the prior of the cathedral-monastery...
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Canterbury (album)Canterbury (album)Canterbury is the third album by Diamond Head. The album was recorded and released in 1983, reaching Number 32 on the UK Album Chart.-Canterbury:...
, a 1983 album by Diamond Head - Canterbury of New ZealandCanterbury of New ZealandCanterbury of New Zealand is a New Zealand-based sports apparel company that focuses on rugby football. The company is named after the Canterbury area in New Zealand where the company started to make knitwear. Other than producing rugby kits, the brand is also known for their rugby protective wear...
, a New Zealand-based sports apparel company - Canterbury sceneCanterbury SceneThe Canterbury scene is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
, the British progressive music genre - Canterbury (ship)Canterbury (ship)The Canterbury, or Canterbury Merchant, is the ship that transported William Penn and James Logan from England to Philadelphia in 1699. The Canterbury set sail from the Isle of Wight on September 3, 1699, reaching Philadelphia on December 3, 1699. The captain of the Canterbury is listed by one...
, the ship which transported William Penn and James Logan from England to Philadelphia in 1699 - HMS CanterburyHMS CanterburyThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Canterbury, after the English city of Canterbury: was an 8-gun storeship purchased in 1692 and foundered in 1703. She was raised and then sold. was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. She was rebuilt in 1722 and 1744, when she was rearmed...
, several ships of the British navy - HMNZS Canterbury (F421)HMNZS Canterbury (F421)HMNZS Canterbury was one of two broad beam Leander class frigates operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1971 to 2005. HMNZS Canterbury was laid down on 12 June 1969 by Yarrow Shipbuilders and launched 11 months later on 6 May 1970....
, a decommissioned New Zealand Navy frigate - HMNZS Canterbury (L421), a multi-role vessel in the New Zealand Navy, a South Eastern and Chatham Railway ferry
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, an Australian National Rugby LeagueNational Rugby LeagueThe National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
team - The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at...
, a 14th century collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer - Canterbury, a small piece of furniture made originally to house sheet music, also used for newspapers and magazines
- Canterbury (band), an alternative four-piece rock band from BasingstokeBasingstokeBasingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
, England