Hackington

Hackington

Tyler Hill community centre
Hackington
 Hackington shown within Kent
Area  5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population 587 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
    density  99/km2 (260/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR143612
Civil parishHackington
DistrictCity of Canterbury
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CANTERBURY
Postcode district CT2
Dialling code 01227
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentCanterbury
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Coordinates: 51°18′32″N 1°04′26″E / 51.309°N 1.074°E / 51.309; 1.074

Hackington is a semi-rural village and civil parish immediately north of Canterbury in Kent, England the main community of which is Tyler Hill.

History

A site here was projected in the 1180s by Archbishop Baldwin as the site of a new college, which was to contain the archiepiscopal cathedra and stalls for the king and the bishops of the province of Canterbury but the monks of Canterbury procured a veto for the scheme from Pope Innocent III.[2]

Demography

The population rose by more than 10% between 2001 and 2011, from 522 in 2001.[3]

References

  1. Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. Jonathan Foyle, Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral, 2013.
  3. National Statistics Census 2001

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