38-566: Seasalter is a village (and district council ward) in the Canterbury district of Kent , England. Seasalter is on the north coast of Kent, between the towns of Whitstable and Faversham , facing the Isle of Sheppey across the estuary of the River Swale . The settlement of Yorkletts is included in the ward. It is approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Canterbury . Seasalter came to prominence as
76-640: A Michelin star since 2008. During the Second World War it was the billet for a company of the 1st Battalion London Irish Rifles . In September 1940 these troops happened to successfully engage the crew of a crashed German airplane on nearby Graveney Marsh, and in 2010 to mark the 70th anniversary, a commemorative plaque was unveiled at the pub. Famous residents with homes or holiday houses in Seasalter include Gregg Wallace , Harry Hill and Janet Street-Porter . The late Peter Cushing used to live further along
114-629: A centre for salt production in the Iron Age, and the resulting prosperity resulted in Viking raids on the area. Later, the Domesday Book recorded that Seasalter "properly belongs to the kitchen of the Archbishop" [of Canterbury]. The church was dedicated to a martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, Alphege (Ælfheah) , first built in the 12th century, its nave was demolished in the 1840s but its chancel still stands and
152-471: A minimum population of 300,000, a good record of local government, and a "local metropolitan character". These criteria were not made public, however, and following Leicester 's successful elevation in 1919, a series of exceptions were made. The Local Government Act 1972 effectively eliminated all authorities holding city status outside Greater London on 1 April 1974; most of their replacements were confirmed in their predecessor's status—even in cases such as
190-528: A third tier of local government for their areas. The council has been under no overall control since April 2023. Following the May 2023 elections a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition formed to run the council, led by Labour councillor Alan Baldock. Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows: The role of lord mayor in Canterbury is largely ceremonial. Political leadership
228-532: Is a Grade II listed building. In the 18th century, the marshes were drained to create the Seasalter Levels. In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 1397. In 1894 the parish was abolished to form Whitstable Urban and Whitstable cum Seasalter . It is now in the unparished area of Whitstable. In 2017, the Old Brig, a well-preserved 18th century merchant ship wreck was exposed by tides near Seasalter. It
266-399: Is a non-metropolitan district , with Kent County Council providing county-level services to the area. The district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Canterbury's series of mayors dating back to 1448. Canterbury's city status was extended to cover the whole of the new borough. In 1988 the position of mayor
304-518: Is instead provided by the leader of the council (formally the chair of the policy committee prior to 2002). The leaders since 1974 have been: Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since the last full review of boundaries in 2015 the council has comprised 39 councillors representing 21 wards with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. Council meetings are held at Canterbury Guildhall at
342-478: Is no station. It has long been proposed to build one, with railway maps noting a possible site; this is unlikely given the proximity of Whitstable Station. Currently the village is served by Stagecoach buses from Canterbury, Whitstable and Faversham. Author Russell Hoban repurposes Seasalter as "Littl Salting" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker . Canterbury (district) Canterbury ( / ˈ k æ n t ər b ər i / ), also known as
380-666: Is one of only three known coastal trading vessels in England from the Hanoverian period and was listed as a Scheduled Monument by Historic England in 2020. Seasalter today is primarily a residential satellite of Whitstable, and further housing development is unlikely as it is constrained by the sea, the Seasalter Flats protected marshland, and the A299 road. The beach at Seasalter is largely pebble-stone based, and therefore unpopular compared with
418-474: Is sometimes loosely applied to conurbations in the UK. The government tends to recognise these as primary urban areas for statistical and economic purposes, though greater urban areas are what most people determine to be a city region. Large cities other than London, such as Manchester or Birmingham , are often confused with these conurbations. Manchester has a significantly lower population than Birmingham, though
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#1732851982700456-559: The Celtic tribes under Roman rule . The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the " 28 Cities " ( Old Welsh : cair ) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae and Historia Brittonum . The title of city was initially informal and, into the 20th century, royal charters were considered to recognise city status rather than grant it. The usual criterion in early modern Britain
494-501: The City of Canterbury , is a local government district with city status in Kent , England. It is named after its largest settlement, Canterbury , where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Fordwich , Herne Bay and Whitstable , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of
532-794: The Greater Manchester Built-up Area is more populous than the West Midlands conurbation . This question of definition has provoked a second city debate in the United Kingdom. Conversely, many official cities in the UK contain a substantial rural area encompassing settlements which are physically separated from the core urban area. The City of Milton Keynes (a unitary authority) and City of Colchester (non-metropolitan district) received letters patent which covered an area substantially larger than that of their respective core urban areas; this meant that extra-urban settlements such as
570-585: The Kent Downs . The neighbouring districts (clockwise from east) are Thanet , Dover , Folkestone and Hythe , Ashford and Swale , all of which are also in Kent. To the north the district has a coast onto the North Sea . Canterbury itself was an ancient borough , which had held city status from time immemorial . The earliest known charter was issued by Henry II (reigned 1154–1189). A subsequent charter in 1448 gave
608-520: The Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland were treated separately. Scottish towns irregularly applied the description to themselves, but were formally organised as royal burghs ; the special rights of these were preserved by Article XXI of the Treaty of Union which established the single state of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. Edinburgh and Glasgow were confirmed as cities "by ancient usage" in
646-541: The London Region has been granted city status, nor has the Greater London Authority . In other cases, such as the cities of Canterbury and Lancaster , the status applies to a local government district which extends over a number of towns and rural areas outside the main settlement proper. In England, city status sometimes applies to civil parishes , such as with Ripon ; though the status may not apply to
684-816: The United Kingdom : 55 in England, eight in Scotland , seven in Wales , and six in Northern Ireland . Of these, 24 in England, two in Wales, and two in Northern Ireland have Lord Mayors ; four in Scotland have Lord Provosts . In some cases, the area holding city status does not coincide with the built up area or conurbation of which it forms part. In Greater London , for example, the Cities of London and Westminster hold city status separately, but no other local authority in
722-467: The 1860s, and a series of hitherto informal "cities" were formally recognised in the 1880s and 1890s. On the basis of its size, importance, and regular government, Belfast was elevated in spite of its lack of a cathedral in 1888; other large municipalities followed, while smaller applicants began to be rejected. King Edward VII and the Home Office established three criteria for future applicants in 1907:
760-673: The 18th century, as was Aberdeen , and this was later reconfirmed in the Act enlarging the burgh in 1891. Dundee was granted letters patent in 1889 and Elgin and Perth were recognised as cities by the Home Office in 1972, before the privilege was removed by the Scottish Local Government Act of 1973. In Northern Ireland, only the seat of the Primate of All Ireland at Armagh was accorded city status by ancient usage, and this status
798-541: The 1974–2023 City of Carlisle district, where much of the local authority area was undeveloped countryside—but the Borough of Medway was not permitted to continue Rochester's title . In recent times there have been competitions for new grants of city status. Towns or councils that claim city status or add "city" to their name have been rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority . The cities of
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#1732851982700836-645: The City of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow (since 1912), Belfast (since 1923), and Cardiff (since 1956). City status has little statistical significance in UK because it is not a measure of a city's size and only holds a ceremonial status. Historic cities, such as St Davids (a cathedral city in Wales) can be quite small, however newer cities, such as those conferred in 2022 , can range in size from anywhere between 50,000 to over 200,000. Populous towns, such as Luton , Northampton and Reading , do not have city status. The term "city"
874-754: The UK within British overseas cities of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , there are currently five. The number increased as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations by the addition of Stanley in the Falkland Islands and Douglas in the Isle of Man . The earliest cities ( Latin : civitas ) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of
912-411: The cathedral city itself, make up the district of the City of Canterbury. There are 27 parishes within the district, as follows: Swalecliffe is an unparished area within the district. The district is largely rural, with a coastal strip taken up by the almost unbroken spread of seaside towns and beaches from Seasalter , west of Whitstable, to Herne Bay . Between them and the city the hills rise into
950-437: The city the right to appoint a mayor . Another in 1461 declared the city to be a county corporate , appointing its own sheriff , making it administratively independent from the surrounding county of Kent. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Canterbury's independence was maintained by making it a county borough , independent from the new Kent County Council . Although administratively independent, Canterbury
988-569: The coast in Wave Crest, Whitstable. Whitstable's Oyster Fishery uses oyster beds lying in the mud approximately a mile offshore from the Seasalter. These are usually submerged and only revealed at low tide. In 1976, a free rock festival was held in Seasalter after a forced move away from the chosen site in Tangmere . Despite the Chatham Main Line Railway passing through Seasalter, there
1026-580: The corner of St Peter's Place and St Peter's Street, adjoining the Westgate . The building was formerly the Church of the Holy Cross. It had been commissioned by Archbishop Simon Sudbury and was completed before his death in 1381. After the church was declared redundant and deconsecrated in 1972, it was acquired by the city council and converted for municipal use: it was officially re-opened by Prince Charles as
1064-526: The council's meeting place on 9 November 1978. The council's main offices are the Council Offices on Military Road, Canterbury, which was built in the 1980s. During 2024 the council plans to vacate Military Road and move its offices to converted parts of the Whitefriars Shopping Centre . Within the district are the towns of Herne Bay and Whitstable , which, with the rural parishes and
1102-437: The local government district which share their name. For example, the civil parishes of Lichfield and Chichester each hold city status, but Lichfield District and Chichester District in which they are situated do not. As of 2022, there are currently five ceremonial counties which contain three cities – Cambridgeshire (Ely, Cambridge and Peterborough ), Essex , Hampshire , West Midlands and West Yorkshire . Outside
1140-454: The more sandy bays at, for example, Westgate-on-Sea . Seasalter Sailing Club, which has a clubhouse on Faversham Road, primarily hosts Catamaran boats which race on the Swale River estuary. There is also a private Water Ski Club with launch ramp, and a caravan park. The Sportsman pub, at the western end of the village by the marshes, on a site which has hosted an inn since 1642, has maintained
1178-723: The teaching was conducted in English. Several towns and villages within the City of Canterbury have their own twinning arrangements: see the articles on Canterbury , Whitstable and Herne Bay . 51°17′N 1°05′E / 51.28°N 1.08°E / 51.28; 1.08 List of cities in the United Kingdom This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022 . It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal charter . There are currently 76 such cities in
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1216-535: The wooded area of Blean, south of which the Great Stour flows from its source beyond Ashford . The district participates in the Sister Cities programme, with links to Bloomington-Normal , Illinois, and Vladimir, Russia . The Three Towns Association was founded in 1985 on the initiative of three local clergymen to promote person-to-person contact between ordinary people in the UK, the U.S. and Russia. The name
1254-598: Was abolished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 . All other cities have been those explicitly recognised as such. Thirty-two cities have a Lord Provost (in Scotland) or a Lord Mayor (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland), see List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom . The six cities where the Lord Mayor or Lord Provost has the right to the style The Right Honourable are York,
1292-425: Was given the honorific title of lord mayor . The council continues to appoint a ceremonial sheriff; the sheriff no longer has any judicial functions, but the title is today taken by the deputy chair of the council. Canterbury City Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Kent County Council . The more rural parts of the district are covered by civil parishes , which form
1330-480: Was refused a charter at the time of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria honours of 1897, in part because it would have drawn more attention to the other traditional "cities" still not formally chartered as such. Beginning in the mid-19th century, however, the process became more formal. After a visit by Queen Victoria in 1851, Manchester petitioned Parliament for recognition of its status. Ripon followed in
1368-515: Was still deemed part of Kent for the purposes of lieutenancy . The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The Bridge-Blean Rural District entirely surrounded the old city; the urban districts occupied the coastal area to the north. The new district was named Canterbury after its largest settlement. The district
1406-659: Was subsequently changed to the Three Cities Association. The Association chose Vladimir as the twin city in Russia because it is the seat of Christianity in that country as Canterbury is the seat of Christianity in England. Vladimir was already twinned with Bloomington-Normal. Among other activities, the Association arranged home-stay exchanges between the two Simon Langton Schools in Canterbury and School No. 23 in Vladimir, where
1444-697: Was the presence of a cathedral , particularly after King Henry VIII granted letters patent establishing six new cities when he established a series of new dioceses of the Church of England in the 1540s as part of the English Reformation . No new cities were created between the 16th and 19th centuries, but following the Industrial Revolution and the accompanying population boom and growth in urbanisation , new sees were established at Ripon (1836) and Manchester (1847); their councils began to style them cities immediately. Inverness in Scotland
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