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New Romney Parish‘ Ty 0 ent, 1847 Sh0W1ng

Kent County Library has 68 ful1—time libraries,
44 part-time service points and 14 mobile
libraries. These libraries usually contain some
books for loan on the history and topography of
the County of Kent, together with items on the
more immediate area.
If you wish to undertake a more detailed study
of your locality it is advisable to visit one of
the larger libraries in your area. The Local
Studies Collections in these libraries generally
consist of books and pamphlets, maps, photographs,
files of local newspapers and material on micro-
film, particularly census returns. The
collections are often unique, having been built
up over many years and usually items are only
available for consultation in the library.
Librarians are able to advise you on the type of
material available locally, general books on how j
to study local history, societies you may wish to
join and where to obtain further help.
The aim of this leaflet is to show where the
main Local Studies Collections are held and to .
give brief details of guides and booklists
which have been produced, to aid your research.