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Kent Record Office

Kent Record Office
James Whatman Way
Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LQ UK
Telephone: 03000 413131
Email: historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk
Website: Kent Record Office

Kent Record Office (Kent History and Library Centre) replaces the Centre for Kentish Studies, East Kent Archives, County Central and Maidstone (St Faiths Street) libraries. They house approximately 14 kilometres of documents relating to Kent dating back to 699 AD and makes these publicly accessible. Covering a vast range of subjects, the resources will be helpful whatever your interest.

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Kent History and Library Centre

Kent History and Library Centre
James Whatman Way
Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LQ UK
Telephone: 03000 413131
Email: historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk
Website: Kent History and Library Centre

Canterbury Cathedral Archives

Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Cathedral House
11 The Precincts
Canterbury, Kent CT1 2EH UK
Telephone: 1227 865330
Email: enquiries@canterbury-cathedral.org
Website: Canterbury Cathedral Archives

The Archives & Library hold a huge wealth of information in the form of manuscripts, photographs, maps and other records dating back to the late 8th century. These make up an extraordinarily rich resource. In the Archives, you can find out more about the Cathedral, its history, its buildings and its community. You can explore the history of Canterbury and the surrounding area, and you can research East Kent family history.

The Library contains about 30,000 books and pamphlets printed before 1900, and an expanding collection of some 20,000 books and serials published in the 20th and 21st centuries. The Collections are particularly rich in books on church history, older theology, national and local history, travel, natural science, medicine and the anti-slavery movement.

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
79-82 Northgate
Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BA UK
Telephone: 01227 768664
Email: enquiries@ihgs.ac.uk
Website: Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

The Institute runs a range of courses including the successful 24-module Correspondence Course in Genealogy with qualifications including the industry recognised Diploma in Genealogy. Day courses on a range of family history and heraldry themes are held at our base in Canterbury, Kent.

Medway Archives Centre

Medway Archives Centre
32 Bryant Road
Strood, Rochester, Kent ME2 4AU UK
Telephone: 01634 332714
Email: malsc@medway.gov.uk
Website: Medway Archives Centre

Medway Archives Centre is the place to visit for anyone researching their family history, or the history, geography and people of Medway, or who would like to know more about the writer Charles Dickens. We cover Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, and surrounding villages and communities, including the Isle of Grain.

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Bromley Historic Collections

Bromley Historic Collections
2nd floor Central Library
High Street
Bromley, London BR1 1EX UK
Telephone: 020 8461 7170
Email: historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk
Website: Bromley Historic Collections

We hold material relating to the people, places, institutions and organisations of the London Borough of Bromley and its predecessor authorities. Access to our collections is available to everyone, from curious first time visitors to experienced academics.

Bromley was historically a market town chartered since 1158 and an ancient parish in the county of Kent.