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Canterbury
City population
55,087
#206
in United Kingdom
#185
in England
#10,450
worldwide
51.279, 1.080 · 87 km from London
About Canterbury
Canterbury is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 55,087. It is the 206th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 10,450th largest worldwide. It lies 87 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#185of 679
Elevation
19 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.279, 1.080
Record updated
2026-04-02
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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