Canterbury is a major tourist centre in the county of Kent. It lay on the junction of three roads from their ports of Regulbium, Dubris and Lemanis, Canterbury is now by passed by the A2 London to Dover Road. Canterbury is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. The other main road through Canterbury is the A28 from
Ashford to
Ramsgate and Margate. The name Canterbury derives from the Old English as the fortress of the men of Kent.