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Aylesford
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Also known as Aylesford, Kent

Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, northwest of Maidstone.

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Place details

Locality
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
4,548
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
AylesfordBridge.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Medieval bridge over the River Medway at Aylesford
UK place.official_name
Aylesford
UK place.population
10,660
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.shire_district
Tonbridge and Malling Maidstone
UK place.shire_county
Kent
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Chatham and Aylesford
UK place.post_town
AYLESFORD
UK place.postcode_district
ME20
UK place.postcode_area
ME
UK place.dial_code
01622
UK place.os_grid_reference
TQ729589

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • The Friars
  • River Medway
  • The village
  • Schools
  • Railway
  • Royal British Legion Village
  • Sports
  • Demography
  • Lathe of Aylesford
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, northwest of Maidstone.

Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Two pubs, a village shop and other amenities are located on the high street. Aylesford's current population is around 5,000.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aylesford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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