Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the river medway in kent, 4 miles northwest of maidstone in england originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Kent aylesford village bridge and river medway village of aylesford kent england. Shows aylesford in 1897 shows aylesford in 18 shows aylesford in 1805. This page is to help keep the residents of aylesford informed of the local businesses and events taking place in the community. It had a recorded population of 53 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in domesday. Two pubs, a village shop and other amenities including a hairdresser, estate agent, two restaurants, a chiropodist and a. Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date jun2014, nil incidents since. Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the river medway in kent, it is 4 miles northwest of maidstone in england. Aylesford is a small picturesque village on the river medway, 4 miles to the northwest of maidstone. Shows aylesford in 1897 shows aylesford in 18 shows aylesford in 1805 shows aylesford in 1897 shows aylesford in 1920 shows aylesford in 1920 books about aylesford area. It has a railway station, aylesford railway station and it has a retail park, south aylesford retail park. The site of the manor of eccles was lost to public knowledge by the 18th century, but it was surmised to be somewhere at the eastern extremity of the parish, near boxley hill. Located to the south of aylesford, on the a20 london road, the royal british legion village was founded after the first world war to help injured soldiers following their discharge from the nearby preston hall hospital.
Aylesford railway station is on the medway valley line in kent, england, serving the village of aylesford. Collective risk rating is the overall risk of any incident involving any person or vehicle on the crossing, including train staff and passengers as well as users of the crossing. Sharing news, information and events from the community of aylesford village. The place is a peaceful retreat founded in the th century, it combines, history, culture, nature, people, and a very special blessed place with friendly priest and people. From the dutch settlers and washington square patricians, to the triangle shirtwaist fire and prohibitionera speakeasies. In more recent times aylesford became a bustling industrial village with many barges passing through it along the river. Kate aylesford, or, the heiress of sweetwater historical. Information that has been gathered in order to build this website has come from many different sources such as books, residents and websites. Aylesford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Aylesford was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of larkfield and the county of kent. Aylesford newsprint was a longestablished major employer in the. Austin other individuals who have been of great help include jim bell, mark peters and roger webb.
Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the river medway in kent, 4 miles nw of maidstone in england. Aylesford is a little village on the river medway, near maidstone in kent and. There was a pleasing sense of community in this closeknit community. A detailed history of the village of eccles can be found in the book the medway valley. It has a large parking area which is free of charge as is access to the priory but a small donation is encouraged. We serve a wide variety of beers and ales, alongside an extensive gin and wine list.
You can drive 10 minutes from maidstone or one hour or so from london to get to the village. I liked the authors inclusion of allison, the wheelchair user in the neighborhood. They cover a range of socioeconomic factors so you can compare aylesford to figures for kent and nationally. The youth prison at borstal gave its name to the borstal reform school system. The estate was broken up over a period of time and most of the area it. The name of the village aylesford is supposedly derived from the legendary, cruel mr aegel, who charged tolls in this place from people crossing the river. Each room has free wifi as well as excellent modern amenities. Aylesford is a large parish in the kent m2m20 corridor. Aylesford, nova scotia, the village in canada woodland park, lexington, sometimes called aylesford, the neighborhood in united states this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title aylesford. Content generated during research for the paperback book the medway valley. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of aylesford.
Borstal is a place in the medway unitary authority of kent in south east england. Two pubs, a village shop and other amenities including a hairdresser, estate agent, two restaurants, a chiropodist and a coffee shop are located on the high street. May 10, 20 the book confused me because it was listed under two titles. A grant of pontage was issued in 31, although it is possible that this relates to a timber predecessor. Prettiest villages and towns to visit in kent blog travel. Its name probably stems from a local chieftain aegel, who was in control of a strategic ford over the river medway. Aylesford bridge is thought to have been constructed in about the 14th century, and is situated downstream from the probable site of an earlier ford. Theres a central cluster of mostly 16 th and 17 th century timber framed village houses, as well as a teashop, a forge, and a local art gallery and museum with a village history going back to the domesday book, the village is a.
Our hotel in maidstone is located right in the centre of this charming county, just off the m20 and a229, offering great road transport links throughout kent and to the eurotunnel terminal at folkestone. Historian david ross looks at the village of aylesford, kent, with a history of aylesford, what to see, and nearby accommodation. There are several chamber tombs north of the village, of which kits coty. Staplehurst the oldest architectural treasure in staplehurst about ten miles south of maidstone is without doubt the south door of the church.
It has a large parking area which is free of charge as. Often called the prettiest village in surrey, shere is set in the surrey hills aonb and has everything you could ask for on a picture postcard. The surname aylesford was first found in lincolnshire at alford, a markettown and parish, in the union of spilsby, wold division of the hundred of calceworth. There is a fair held in the village of aylesford on june 29. The oldest part of the church the base of the tower is norman, so getting on for years old. I tried booking via this service, but i had no reply or contact from the hall i was trying to book.
St peter and st pauls church aylesford, kent history. Here hengist and horsa fought against king vortigern in ad455. Generally around 120 acres, though the area varied depending on the quality of the land. The settlement was named after the fourth earl of aylesford, heneage finch, who was lord of the bedchamber to george iii from 17721777 2.
Prettiest villages and towns to visit in kent blog. Take a picture tour of aylesford or book aylesford accommodation. View all restaurants near the friars on tripadvisor. The parish of aylesford covers more than seven square miles, stretching north to rochester airport estate and south to barming, and has a total population of over 10,000 as of 2011, with the main settlements at aylesford, eccles, blue bell hill village and part of walderslade.
Aylesford community centre, 25 forstal road, aylesford, me20. Aylesford which means a crossing place for all peoples is a small village in the english county of kent, where in 1242 a group of hermits from mount carmel were given land to establish a community by a crusader returning from the holy land. Aylesford is noted in antient history for the battle fought at it between the britons and the saxons, in the year 455, which was about five years after the first landing of the latter in britain. In the christian era however, it soon sprang to the fore, especially because of its strategic ford, known to the romans, and used by succeeding waves of teutonic invaders, in the centuries which followed the departures of the romans from briton about the year 410 ad. It was first the centre of a small farming community known as the preston hall colony.
In 1247 the archbishop of rochester officially recognised the aylesford carmelites, and the first church for the newly established order was dedicated the. Aylesford high street, looking east victoria county history. The village of aylesford is situated on the northern bank of the medway. Aylesford is the seat of a poorlaw union, and about 1. It dates to the norman period and was owned by the culpepper family for over 400 years. Kent scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1870. Explore aylesford with pictures, history, attractions and aylesford map as well as images to. The village pantry, aylesford updated 2020 restaurant. Aylesford is a place of great antiquity, though much of its early history is still shrouded in the past. Arable land was recorded in different units, including. Aylesford pottery 2020 all you need to know before you go. Originally a village near rochester, it has become absorbed by the expansion of rochester. Cultural commentator john strausbaughs the village is the first complete history of greenwich village, the prodigiously influential and infamous new york city neighborhood.
Aylesford is a large village in kent, 4 miles nw of the county town of maidstone. Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the river medway in kent, 4 miles nw of maidstone in england originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Aylesford simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Part of the estate became the royal british legion village in the 1920s and the hall itself was used as a hospital after world war ii. It stands at the base of a hill on the right bank of the medway. Aylesford community centre, 25 forstal road, aylesford. The worst thing for many was the speed of the decline.
Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. The chequers is the oldest public house in aylesford, and were proud of the extensive history and character of the pub. The population of aylesford as a whole, is older than the national average. You can see and book accommodation if you are spending the night in maidstone here. It is situated in western kings county in the annapolis valley of nova scotia, canada.
Aylesford, kent simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. All of our meals are prepared fresh and include wholesome lunch and dinner offerings. A replica of avonlea the town in the popular book of anne of green gables, featuring authentic historic buildings. Edward hasted supplies a brief history of previous spellings, commencing with the saxon chronicle. Get directions, maps, and traffic for aylesford, ns. Royal british legion village although part of aylesford parish, the village, just outside maidstone, deserves a mention of its own. Its name came from anglosaxon burgsteall fort site or place of refuge, likely referring to the hill there. Aylesford village level crossing the abc railway guide. The book confused me because it was listed under two titles. Lots of beautiful images of our historic village published. It is presented as a single letter, with a being the highest risk and m being the lowest.
The place is a peaceful retreat founded in the th century, it combines, history, culture, nature, people, and a very special blessed. View of aylesford village in kent, england with medieval bridge and church. A ploughland terra carucis or carucata was the area that could be ploughed by eight oxen in a year. Aylesford, kent history, travel, and accommodation information. However, local resident donald maxwell argued that a borstal was a track up a chalk hill, claiming to have heard local farmers use the term in this way the village is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 as borchetelle, and. It includes aylesford, eccles, blue bell hill village, parts of walderslade, kits coty and pratling street. Administrators at kpmg wasted no time in making 233 workers redundant just a. This place is situated in kent county, south east, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 51 17 0 north, 0 29 0 east and its original name with diacritics is aylesford. Aylesford priory the british province of carmelites. Kent online parish clerk aylesford parish records access. Village hotel maidstone offers comfortable, stylish and modern rooms at affordable prices.
Pictorial history of aylesford, burham, wouldham, eccles and borstal by winifred f. We are busy preparing more old maps of aylesford from other years. Individual risk rating is the risk to invidual users of the crossing. The name is derived from when the aylesford family lived beside or close to an old ford. With a village history going back to the domesday book, the village is a popular location for film shoots. Nowadays the village is a quaint residential area, with the industry confined to busy industrial parks outside the village. Aylesford bridge, aylesford 1005182 historic england.
Aylesford is a village and parish on the river medway in kent, four miles northwest of maidstone originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Aylesford, kent simple english wikipedia, the free. Apr 06, 2020 theres a central cluster of mostly 16 th and 17 th century timber framed village houses, as well as a teashop, a forge, and a local art gallery and museum. Aylesford pottery 2020 all you need to know before you. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. These statistics can tell you if aylesford is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job. Jul 04, 2018 the name of the village aylesford is supposedly derived from the legendary, cruel mr aegel, who charged tolls in this place from people crossing the river. Search results for aylesford kent stock photos and images 1,033 page 1 of 11. This place is deeply written in the history of england. Aylesford, since its formation, has always been a farming community. Maidstone is a vibrant and modern country town in the heart of kent, known as the garden of england. Preston hall is a former manorial home and associated estate in aylesford in the english county of kent.
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