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Canterbury is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [1] is closed.

Canterbury
Unincorporated community
Canterbury Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Canterbury Canterbury (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°49′17″N 82°15′25″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1537016[1]

The community was named for the English city of Canterbury.[2] However, another source asserts the community was probably named after the local Canterbury family.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canterbury, West Virginia
Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 68.
Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 152.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Williamson
City	Williamson	Mingo County map
Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan
CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket
Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Devon Dingess Fairview Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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