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# Canterbury

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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.

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. Canterbury was also famous for Thomas Becket being assassinated there.

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