Aylesford, Nova Scotia

Aylesford
Village
Aylesford Location of Aylesford, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°02′0″N 64°50′00″W / 45.03333°N 64.83333°W / 45.03333; -64.83333
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Kings
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Kings West
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	834
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B0P 1C0
Area code	902 782
Telephone Exchange	847
NTS Map	021H02
GNBC Code	CABCE

Aylesford, since its formation, has always been a farming community. It is situated in western Kings County in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. The settlement was named after the fourth Earl of Aylesford, Heneage Finch, who was Lord Of The Bedchamber to George III from 1772-1777.^[2] The community is located between the North and South Mountains, and is roughly a 15 minute drive to Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, and a 10 minute drive to its closest neighbour, the Town Of Berwick. Aylesford is located on the Evangeline Trail (Trunk 1) scenic tourist route, which was named after the epic 1847 H.W. Longfellow poem entitled Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie.