Historic churches · South East England
Aylesham
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
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
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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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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Background
History
By British standards, Aylesham is a relatively new village. It was established in 1926 to house miners working in the Kent coal mines. The heads of the first families to be housed there all worked at the nearby newly sunk Snowdown Colliery. It was planned to also accommodate future workers at two other proposed new pits at Adisham and Wingham, but neither colliery was ever built. Aylesham was part of the parish of Nonington until the creation of a separate parish in 1951. Although it is still a village, it was originally intended by its masterplanner, Sir Patrick Abercrombie, to grow to be a town with a population of up to 30,000, but only 1,000 houses had been built by the 1960s. Miners…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2253, 1.2017
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Aylesham
- Postcode
- CT3 3EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
Sources
- wikipedia: Aylesham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aylesham?
- Aylesham is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT3 3EA), in the parish of Aylesham.
- Is Aylesham free to visit?
- Yes, Aylesham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Aylesham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CT3 3EA. It sits within the Dover and Deal parliamentary constituency.