Aylesham
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Aylesham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-east of the cathedral city of Canterbury, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the town and port of Dover. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 3,884 including Drellingore and Snowdown; it increased to 3,999 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dover
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,793
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Aylesham
- UK place.static_image_name
- Commemorative statue showing Aylesham's history of mining..jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Commemorative statue showing Aylesham's history of mining
- UK place.population
- 6,411
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Aylesham
- UK place.shire_district
- Dover
- UK place.shire_county
- Kent
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Dover & Deal
- UK place.post_town
- CANTERBURY
- UK place.postcode_district
- CT3
- UK place.postcode_area
- CT
- UK place.dial_code
- 01304
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TR237525
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3999
- Image
- View along Cornwallis Avenue, Aylesham - geograph.org.uk - 1133726.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01304
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- Commons category
- Aylesham
- OS grid reference
- TR237525
- P8168
- Zhao Erfeng
- P12749
- Geonoma
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- County Council
- District Council
- Parish Council
- Poetry
- Sport and leisure
- Walks
- Rugby Club
- Leisure centre
- Aylesham Carnival Association
- Churches
- Aylesham Baptist Church
- Church of St Peter
- Catholic Church of St Finbarr
- Transport
- Twin town
- Notable people
- Listed buildings
- References
- External links
Aylesham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-east of the cathedral city of Canterbury, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the town and port of Dover. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 3,884 including Drellingore and Snowdown; it increased to 3,999 at the 2011 Census.
The village was built in the 1920s to accommodate workers at nearby coal mines. The parish also includes the village of Snowdown. Both villages are served by railway stations on the Dover branch of the Chatham Main Line.
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