Aylesham

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Aylesham
Commemorative statue showing Aylesham's history of mining
Aylesham Location within Kent
Population	3,999 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	TR237525
Civil parish	Aylesham
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CANTERBURY
Postcode district	CT3
Dialling code	01304
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Dover
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 /ˈeɪlʃəm/ 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.