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Exploring Kent's past

Kent County Council maintains a range of publicly accessible information resources on the county's heritage, in particular the Historic Environment Record for Kent (HER). The HER contains information about 20,000 archaeological discoveries and 17,000 listed buildings. We also maintain a collection of more than 4,000 archaeological reports and many photographs and maps.

Our 'Exploring Kent's Past' project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and will make these resources as widely available as possible. The HER will soon be available online and our outreach programme is helping people throughout Kent enjoy learning about the past.

Historic Environment Record

Archaeological information from around the county will soon be available in our online database. You can also view these records by visiting the Heritage Conservation Group in Maidstone. Please contact us to book an appointment.

Education

We have produced three education packs for schools - a village study of Wye, a local history study of Canterbury and a landscape study of Vinters Park.

Historic towns

Learn about the development of Kent's towns with our historic towns reports.

Aerial photographs

We maintain an extensive collection of aerial photographs of Kent and these can be viewed at our office in Maidstone.

South East Research Framework

This project is designed to ensure that archaeological work in the south east is focused on addressing the most important questions that need further investigation.

Talks and presentations

We give talks and presentations to groups across Kent. If you would like us to visit your group, please contact us.

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