Chaucer College

Chaucer College Canterbury is an independent college for university and high school students. It was founded in 1992 by Hiroshi Kawashima, the head of the Shumei Foundation, and opened on 13 October 1992, and is located in a prize-winning building featuring a combination of western and oriental architectural styles on the campus of the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: College of the University of Kent
  • Address: University Road, Canterbury, CT2 7LJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canterbury Cathedral and Canterbury West railway station.

Church
is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. is situated 1 mile southeast of Chaucer College.

Railway station
is a Grade II listed railway station, and the busier of the two stations in in , England. The station as well as all services are operated by Southeastern with both main line and high speed trains serving the station. is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Chaucer College.

Castle
is a ruined Norman castle in , , . It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and the main bus station around City Wall. is situated 1 mile south of Chaucer College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbledown and Rough Common.

Village
is a village in , England, immediately west of and contiguous with the city. At local government level the village is designated as a separate civil parish, that of and .

Village
is a village in in the parish of Harbledown, , England. It forms part of the civil parish of Harbledown and .

Suburb
The residential area known as is part of the civil parish of , and lies to the north of the city of in , England. The residents include large numbers of students from the nearby University of Kent.

Chaucer College

Latitude
51.29048° or 51° 17′ 26″ north
Longitude
1.06523° or 1° 3′ 55″ east
Open location code
9F3373R8+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105576276
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5088040
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In Other Languages

“Chaucer College” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: チョーサー・カレッジ・カンタベリー

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