OS grid reference TR143612 Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 12:17 PM District City of Canterbury UK parliament constituency Canterbury | Civil parish Hackington Country England Area 5.92 km² Shire county Kent Dialling code 01227 | |
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Population 587 (Civil Parish 2011) Weather 12°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Hackington is a semi-rural village and civil parish immediately north of Canterbury in Kent, England the main community of which is Tyler Hill.
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Map of Hackington, UK
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.
Demography
The population rose by more than 10% between 2001 and 2011, from 522 in 2001.
References
Hackington Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA