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Centre for Kentish Studies

At Maidstone you will find the records of Kent County Council, Rochester Diocese, parishes in the Maidstone and Tonbridge archdeaconries, local authority, borough, school, business, judicial, family and estate records for the west, mid and south Kent areas.

List of Collections (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)


Canterbury Cathedral Archives

At Canterbury you will find the records of the cathedral, Canterbury diocese, parishes in the Canterbury archdeaconry, Canterbury City Council and its predecessors, and other organisations, businesses, administrations and individuals in the Canterbury area.

List of Collections (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)


East Kent Archives Centre

At East Kent you will find archive collections for the Dover, Shepway and Thanet District Council areas including: local authority, school, hospital, business and estate records. No ecclesiastical parish records are held here.

List of Collections (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)


Kent Archives Service collecting policy.

Online copy of detailed collecting policy.

Kentish records available elsewhere:

Access to Archives project (A2A)
Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre.
National Archives catalogue