Aylesham

Aylesham
Commemorative statue showing Aylesham's history of mining
Aylesham is located in Kent
Aylesham
Aylesham
Location within Kent
Population3,999 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTR237525
Civil parish
  • Aylesham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANTERBURY
Postcode districtCT3
Dialling code01304
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°13′31″N 1°12′06″E / 51.225278°N 1.201667°E / 51.225278; 1.201667

Aylesham /ˈlʃəm/ is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of the cathedral city of Canterbury, and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest of the town and port of Dover. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population including Drellingore and Snowdown of 3,884, increasing to 3,999 at the 2011 Census.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Aylesham Parish (1170214754)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 October 2018.