Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury is a city in Kent, England. It lies about 60 miles from London. It was made famous by a story by Geoffrey Chaucer called The Canterbury Tales. It is also famous for its own Canterbury Cathedral, and as the town where Thomas Becket was assassinated.

There are two railway stations in the city: Canterbury East and Canterbury West. The A2 road passes near the city: it goes to London to the west and Dover to the south-east.