🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Canterbury Cathedral
cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 51.2798, 1.0830
Canterbury Cathedral is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
“Canterbury Cathedral and Scotland's Inverailort Castle were both touted as possible locations for Hogwarts; Canterbury rejected Warner Bros.”
Movies filmed at Canterbury Cathedral
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Canterbury Cathedral as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
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David Copperfield
1935
“MGM even filmed the exterior of Canterbury Cathedral, which only appears in the film for less than a minute.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
River Thames
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
river in southern England
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Dover Castle
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medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Chatham Dockyard
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former Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom
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🏙 Towns & cities
Lower Halstow
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village and civil parish in Kent, England, UK
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Chatham
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town in Kent, England, United Kingdom
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London Southend Airport
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international airport in Rochford, Essex, England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Canterbury Cathedral?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Canterbury Cathedral, including The Canterbury Tales (1972), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and David Copperfield (1935). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Canterbury Cathedral?
The Canterbury Tales (1972), covered by 27 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Canterbury Cathedral?
Canterbury Cathedral is in the United Kingdom, at 51.2798, 1.0830.
What other filming locations are near Canterbury Cathedral?
River Thames, Dover Castle, Chatham Dockyard, Lower Halstow and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0.