CANTERBURY - ENGLAND |
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Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of
Kent in southeast England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England.
Government
The local government district City of Canterbury covers an area some 13
times larger than the city of Canterbury itself, and includes Herne Bay and
Whitstable. The city contains the district wards of Barton, Northgate, St
Stephens, Westgate and Wincheap, plus part of the University of Kent (which
straddles the city boundary) in the otherwise rural Blean Forest ward. Since
October 7, 2004 the 5 wards entirely within the city heve been represented
by 9 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative and 2 Labour councillors, out of the
total 50 members of the district council. |
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The south-western end of Canterbury comprises the parish of 'Thanington
without', the rest of the city is unparished.
The parliamentary constituency of 'Canterbury and Whitstable' is represented
in Parliament by the Conservative MP Julian Brazier, a Shadow Trade
Minister.
Canterbury itself is twinned with Reims in France, while the district
participates in the Sister Cities programme with links to
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, USA, and Vladimir, Russia. |
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