Canterbury Cathedral and Abbey
Also known as Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
1988
List reference
496
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Canterbury Cathedral and Abbey is about 40 km south-east of Southend-on-Sea. The nearest other World Heritage site is Maritime Greenwich, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dover · about 36,000 peopleabout 20 km south-east
- Southend-on-Sea · about 618,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Calais · about 92,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- London · about 8,567,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Ipswich · about 144,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Brighton · about 503,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomCultural78 km away
United KingdomCultural84 km away
United KingdomCultural87 km away
United KingdomCultural98 km away
BelgiumCultural149 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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