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Page created: 4 November 2005 Latest revision or update: 5 May 2017 The City of Canterbury The historic cathedral city of Canterbury is in the local government district of the City of Canterbury in the county of Kent in southeast England. The district was formed in 1974 by the merger of the city of Canterbury (then a county borough) with adjoining areas. Canterbury city has a population of about 47,000, whereas the district, covering a much wider area, has a population of some 140,000. The Jewish Community There was an important medieval Jewish Community in Canterbury. The modern Jewish community is probably the second oldest community in Britain (after London), Jews having settled there in larger numbers following resettlement in England in the seventeenth century. Since the resettlement, there was only ever one congregation at any one time in Canterbury. The present community also includes members from the Hythe and Whitstable area.
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