Canterbu

ry

The Coat of Arms

Geographical
position

Origins, History

Celtic tribe of the

1st century AD- Durovernum

Cantiacorum

the late 3rd century- Romans

built an earth bank around the
city

in 410-the city
was abandoned
over the next 100
years, was formed
an Anglo-Saxon
community from
Jutish refugees

579- Augustine was sent to its king

to convert the Christianity

842- Danish raids

1830-worlds
1717- the Kentish post first passenger
railway
Whitstable
Railway

During the 1st World

War-voluntary
hospitals were set
up around the city

During the 2nd

World War
731 homes and
296 other
buildings were

32%
35%

9%
24%

lone parents
couples
have
one-person
a higher
households
education qualification

Christian
Buddhist
Sikh

Muslim
Jewish

White
Asian
Black
Foreign born

1. The Whistable Castle and

Gardens

2. The Herne Mill

3. Westgate Gardens

4. The Beaney House of Art &

Knowledge

The Canterbury Cathedr

Marlowe
Theater