Editing Canterbury, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Canterbury, Connecticut
| settlement_type                 = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline                   = Butts Bridge Over Quinebaug River, Canterbury, CT.JPG
| image_caption                   = [[Butts Bridge]] over the [[Quinebaug River]]
| image_flag                      = 
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| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Northeastern CT]]
| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1703<ref name="can">{{cite web|url= http://www.canterburyct.org/|title= Town of Canterbury Connecticut|publisher= Town of Canterbury Connecticut |access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
| government_type                 = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
| leader_title                    = First selectman
| leader_name                     = Christopher J. Lippke (R)
| leader_title2                   = Selectman
| leader_name2                    = Mark O. Weeks (R)
| leader_title3                   = Selectman
| leader_name3                    = Jonathan T. Lane (D)
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_total_km2                  = 104.1
| area_total_sq_mi                = 40.2
| area_land_km2                   = 103.3
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 39.9
| area_water_km2                  = 0.7
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.3
| elevation_m                     = 107
| elevation_ft                    = 351
| population_total                = 5,045
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_density_km2          = auto
| population_metro                = 
| population_note                 = 
| timezone                        = [[North American Eastern Standard Time|EST]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| postal_code_type                = ZIP code
| postal_code                     = 06331
| area_code                       = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 09-12130
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0213403
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.canterburyct.org/}}
}}
'''Canterbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Windham County, Connecticut]], United States. The town is part of the [[Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region]]. The population was 5,045 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020Census">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901512130|title=Census - Geography Profile: Canterbury town, Windham County, Connecticut|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
The area was settled by English colonists in the 1680s as ''Peagscomsuck''. It consisted mainly of land north of Norwich, south of New Roxbury, Massachusetts (now Woodstock, Connecticut), and west of the [[Quinebaug River]], Peagscomsuck Island, and the [[Plainfield Street Historic District|Plainfield Settlement]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.connecticutgenealogy.com/windham/canterbury.htm|title=Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut History
|date=August 9, 2011
|publisher= Connecticut Genealogy|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref> In 1703 this section was officially separated from Plainfield and named The Town of Canterbury.<ref name="can" /><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9117|title=Profile for Canterbury, Connecticut, CT|publisher= ePodunk|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref> The town's namesake is [[Canterbury]], England.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA331|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=331}}</ref>

===Prudence Crandall's School (1831–1834)===
{{main|Canterbury Female Boarding School}}
{{blockquote|Canterbury was a very influential town at this period, and was particularly noted for the public spirit and high character of its leading men, and its cultivated and agreeable society. [[Andrew T. Judson]], State attorney and successful lawyer, Dr. [Andrew] Harris, the skillful surgeon. Esquire Frost, the devoted champion of temperance, Rufus Adams, with his fund of dry humor, George S. White, with his strong character and multifarious knowledge, Luther Paine, John Francis, Thomas and Stephen Coit, Samuel L. Hough, all solid men interested in public affairs — had their homes at or near Canterbury Green, and gave tone and prominence to the town. Few country towns could boast such social attractions. Dr. Harris was one of the most genial and hospitable of men, and his new model house with its rare appendage of a conservatory and choice flower-garden, was the wonder of all the County. Mrs. Harris had inherited the social characteristics of her distinguished father, General [[Moses Cleaveland]], and received their unnumbered guests with all his ease and heartiness. A handsome new house had been also built by Mr. Judson, in which much company was entertained, although it was said that Mrs. Judson as a Windham lady assumed superiority over her neighbors. Her husband, who liked to rally her upon this weakness, once called her down to the parlor to receive a Windham visitor, and most blandly presented to her an intrusive frog, which had hopped into the hall. His own tact and courtesy made ample amends for his wife's reputed deficiencies. Pleasant familiar intercourse was maintained among the village residents. All united with uncommon unanimity in plans for village improvement and public benefit, and it was in carrying out one of these projects that they struck upon the rock which foundered them.<ref name=Larned>{{cite book
|title=History of Windham County, Connecticut
|last=Larned
|first=Ellen D.
|date=1880
|publisher=The Author
|via=[[Internet Archive]]
|location=[[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
|volume=2
|url= https://archive.org/details/historyofwindham02larn/page/490}}</ref>{{rp|490}}}}

In 1832, [[Prudence Crandall]], a schoolteacher raised as a Quaker, stirred controversy when she opened the [[Canterbury Female Boarding School]] and admitted black girls as students. Prominent Canterbury resident [[Andrew T. Judson]] led efforts against the school. The [[Connecticut General Assembly]] passed a "Black Law", which prohibited the education of black children from out of state. Crandall persisted in teaching, and in 1833 was arrested and kept in jail overnight.

Unsuccessful and long legal proceedings were mounted but violence by a mob of Canterbury residents forced the closure of the school in 1834. Crandall left the state and never returned. Connecticut repealed the Black Law in 1838.

In 1877 the town of Canterbury recognized Crandall, who had moved to [[Elk Falls, Kansas]], with a small pension. Crandall, who by then was living in poverty, said that this helped improve her living condition. She died in 1890.

==Legacy and honors==
In 1995, the Connecticut General Assembly designated Prudence Crandall as the state's official heroine because she opened the first school in the United States for black girls. The school still stands in Canterbury, operating as the [[Prudence Crandall House|Prudence Crandall Museum]]. It has been designated as a [[National Historic Landmark]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755745|title=Prudence Crandall Educated All|publisher= Scholastic|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/prudence-crandall/|title= Prudence Crandall (1803–1890)|publisher= National Women’s History Museum|access-date= October 27, 2012|archive-date= April 24, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130424011217/http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/prudence-crandall/|url-status= dead}}</ref> and it is the leading tourist attraction in Canterbury.

In 2009 a life-size bronze statue of Prudence Crandall with an African-American student was installed in the state capital.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.kids.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2577&q=428212|title=Prudence Crandall Statue|publisher= State of Connecticut|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|39.9|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  (0.62%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1984
|1850= 1669
|1860= 1591
|1870= 1543
|1880= 1272
|1890= 947
|1900= 876
|1910= 868
|1920= 896
|1930= 942
|1940= 992
|1950= 1321
|1960= 1857
|1970= 2673
|1980= 3426
|1990= 4467
|2000= 4692
|2010= 5132
|2020= 5045
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015  }}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,692 people, 1,717 households, and 1,339 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|117.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,717 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,547, and the median income for a family was $65,095. Males had a median income of $41,521 versus $28,672 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,317. About 3.5% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==

===Museums and other points of interest===

* [[Canterbury Center Historic District]] – Roughly along Elmdale, Library, N. Canterbury, S. Canterbury, and Westminster Rds. (added May 10, 1998). The historic district includes Colonial, Federal, and other architectural styles.
* [[Capt. John Clark House]] – Rte. 169, S of Canterbury (added November 6, 1970)
* [[Jonathan Wheeler House]] – N. Society Rd. (added March 11, 1982)
* [[March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road]] – Manship Rd., Barstow Rd. from jct. with Manship Rd. to Westminster Rd. (added February 8, 2003)
* [[Prudence Crandall House]] – Jct. of CT 14 and 169 (added November 22, 1970)
* [[Westminster Congregational Church (Connecticut)|Westminster Congregational Church]]
* [[FaithWay Community Church]] – 567 S. Canterbury Rd. Canterbury, CT 06374

==Government==

Canterbury's new administration was elected in November 2019. They will serve through November 2021.   Christopher J. Lippke (R) is First Selectman, Mark O. Weeks (R) is Second Selectman, Jonathan T. Lane (D) is Third Selectman. Natalie Ruth Ellston was elected to serve as Town Clerk and Tax Collector of Canterbury CT. Laurie Epler is the hired Town Treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=elected officials |url=http://www.canterburyct.org/documents/elected%20officials.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426143746/http://www.canterburyct.org/documents/elected%20officials.pdf |archive-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 29, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov19RE.pdf?la=en|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 29, 2019|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State|format=PDF|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Active Voters
! Inactive Voters
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align="center" | 1,105
| align="center" | 31
| align="center" | 1,136
| align="center" | 30.35%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align="center" | 805
| align="center" | 27
| align="center" | 832
| align="center" | 22.23%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align="center" | 1,657
| align="center" | 51
| align="center" | 1,708
| align="center" | 45.63%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align="center" | 64
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 67
| align="center" | 1.79%
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! align="center" | 3,631
! align="center" | 112
! align="center" | 3,743
! align="center" | 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.2% ''1,182''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.3%''' ''1,755''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.5% ''75''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.5% ''932''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.5%''' ''1,609''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.0% ''161''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.1% ''1,197''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''1,294''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.0% ''52''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.6% ''1,334''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.0%''' ''1,345''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.4% ''65''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.3% ''1,193''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.9%''' ''1,370''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.8% ''73''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.8%''' ''1,085''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.1% ''1,001''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.1% ''182''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''42.0%''' ''917''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.6% ''799''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|21.4% ''466''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.3% ''754''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.8% ''742''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|'''35.9%''' ''840''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.5% ''662''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.5%''' ''1,086''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''17''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.2% ''450''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.5%''' ''1,141''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.3% ''4''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.3% ''428''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.4%''' ''928''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.3% ''155''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.0% ''610''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.5%''' ''681''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.5% ''7''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.5% ''365''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.1%''' ''816''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''17''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.8% ''365''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.9%''' ''571''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.3% ''84''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.9%''' ''535''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''438''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.2% ''415''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.8%''' ''592''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.2% ''278''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.8%''' ''559''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

==Education==
Students from grades [[Kindergarten]] through 8 are zoned to the [[Canterbury School District]]. The district has two schools:
* Canterbury Elementary School
* Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School

The local elementary school for kindergarten through fourth grades is Canterbury Elementary School, whose mascot is the Kitt Fox. The local middle school for fifth through eighth grades is Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School, whose mascot is the bulldog.

As Canterbury has no high school of its own, Canterbury students have the option of attending [[H.H. Ellis Technical High School]], [[Griswold High School (Connecticut)|Griswold High School]], [[Killingly High School]],  [[Norwich Technical High School]], [[Norwich Free Academy]], or [[Woodstock Academy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canterburypublicschools.org/district/high-school-options/ |title=High School Options |author=Canterbury Public Schools |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==

{{More citations needed section|date=October 2012}}
* [[John Adams (educator)|John Adams]], (1772–1863), born in Canterbury, educator and organizer of several hundred [[Sunday school]]s<ref name="Marquis 1607–1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
* [[Horace Austin]] (1831–1905), the sixth governor of [[Minnesota]] (1870–1874), was born in town<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_minnesota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_austin_horace.html|title= Minnesota Governor Horace Austin|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date= October 2, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Margaret Wise Brown]] (1919–1952), author of children's literature
* [[Asa B. Carey]], U.S. Army brigadier general<ref name="Sibert">{{cite web |url=https://sibertancestry.org/Alphabet/Cary/C/Cary/AsaBaconCarey.html |title=Brigadier General Asa Bacon Carey (1835–1912) |date=May 12, 2023 |website=Sibert Ancestry.org |access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Moses Cleaveland]] (1754–1806), a surveyor and namesake of Cleveland, Ohio, was born in town<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CM10|title= CLEAVELAND, MOSES - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|access-date= October 2, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Prudence Crandall]] (1803–1890), a schoolteacher who set up a school for black girls in town despite local resistance<ref name="can" />
* [[Sarah Harris Fayerweather]] (1812–1878), first black student in [[Prudence Crandall]]'s school<ref name="can" />
* [[Luther Jewett]] (1772–1860), United States Representative from Vermont, was born in town<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000107|title=JEWETT, Luther, (1772 – 1860)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ephraim Paine]] (1730–1785) delegate for New York to the Continental Congress in 1784, was born in town<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000027|title=PAINE, Ephraim, (1730 - 1785)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Charles Rocket]], born Charles Adams Claverie (1949–2005), actor and former resident, who died in town<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734236/|title= Charles Rocket (1949–2005)publisher=IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] |access-date= October 2, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jeptha Root Simms]] (1807–1883) historian and geologist, born in Canterbury
* [[Loren P. Waldo]] (1802–1881), U.S. Representative
* [[Joseph Williamson (Maine politician)|Joseph Williamson]], born in Canterbury and President of Maine Senate<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/history/past/prespast/1833jw.htm|title= Joseph Williamson |publisher=Maine.gov|access-date= October 2, 2012}}</ref>
* [[William Durkee Williamson]] (1779–1846) a governor of [[Maine]] (1821) was born in town<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_maine/col2-content/main-content-list/title_williamson_william.html|title= Maine Governor William Durkee Williamson|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date= October 2, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}} <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
{{Portal|Connecticut}}
*[http://canterburyct.org/ Town government Web site]
*[https://canterburyhistorical.org/ Canterbury Historical Society]
*[http://www.connecticutgenealogy.com/windham/canterbury.htm Connecticut Genealogy: Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut History]
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9117 ePodunk: Profile for Canterbury Connecticut]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Canterbury, Connecticut
 | North     = [[Brooklyn, Connecticut|Brooklyn]]
 | Northeast = [[Killingly, Connecticut|Killingly]]
 | East      = [[Plainfield, Connecticut|Plainfield]]
 | Southeast = [[Griswold, Connecticut|Griswold]]
 | South     = [[Lisbon, Connecticut|Lisbon]]
 | Southwest = [[Sprague, Connecticut|Sprague]]
 | West      = [[Scotland, Connecticut|Scotland]]
 | Northwest = [[Hampton, Connecticut|Hampton]]
}}

{{Connecticut}}
{{Windham County, Connecticut}}
{{Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut}}

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[[Category:Canterbury, Connecticut| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Windham County, Connecticut]]
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[[Category:Towns in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut]]