Canterbury Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt)

Created: 1471   Abolished: 1889

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
City AD_City     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
County of Itself CntyOfIt 1471 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CANTERBURY ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY HOLY CROSS WESTGATE AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST ALPHEGE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST ANDREW CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST AUGUSTINE ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARGARET CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARTIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDIN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY BREDMAN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY MAGDALEN AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MARY NORTH GATE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST MILDRED CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST PAUL CP/AP Parish-level Unit     1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY ST PETER CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CANTERBURY THE ARCHBISHOPS PALACE PRECINCTS CP/ExP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HOLY CROSS WESTGATE WITHIN ParPart/CP Parish-level Unit 1471 1889 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KENT Ancient County 1471 1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. XIII.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Canterbury Ancient City (AD_City/CntyOfIt) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10516353

Date accessed: 08th April 2026