Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral Cloisters
Canterbury Cathedral Cloisters
  • Canterbury is a Cathedral city on the river Great Stour in the County of Kent. The Cathedral was founded in 597 CE by St. Augustine, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • It was the Roman city of Durovernum Cantiacorum on Watling Street, the Roman Road between London and Richborough.

Roman Sites

  • Roman City Walls
    • The 3rd century CE Roman walls were rebuilt after 1363 CE in preparation for the One Hundred Years War.
    • Over half of the circuit survives today and can be walked on.

Museums

  • Canterbury Roman Museum
    • It is located at 11a Longmarket, Butchery Lane, Canterbury.
    • Canterbury Roman Museum holds three Roman Mosaics, a Roman Silver Hoard and a reconstructed Roman House.

Roman Roads

 

Canterbury Cathedral

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