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England Kent Archives and Libraries

• Bromley Archives - the archives service and local studies library for the London Borough of Bromley and its environs (historic Kent).
• Canterbury Cathedral Archives - the archives of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury City and District, the Diocese of Canterbury, parishes in East Kent, and many local individuals and institutions
• Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies - promotes training in all aspects of family history, including heraldry
• Kent History and Library Centre - incorporating the former Centre for Kentish Studies and East Kent Archives Centre
• Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre - archive for parish registers of Medway and north-west Kent. Houses special collections on Charles Dickens, Chatham Dockyard and Medway’s naval history