Aylesford
Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, 4 miles northwest of Maidstone. Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aylesford railway station and Coffin Stone.
Aylesford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aylesford railway station serves the village of Aylesford, in Kent, England. It is a stop on the Medway Valley Line, 38 miles 74 chains down the line from London Charing Cross, via Strood; it is situated between New Hythe and Maidstone Barracks.
Coffin Stone
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Coffin Stone, also known as the Coffin and the Table Stone, is a large sarsen stone at the foot of Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent.
Kit’s Coty House
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is a chambered long barrow near the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maidstone and Ringlestone.
Maidstone
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maidstone is the county town in Mid-Kent, in the South East of England on the River Medway. Straddling the river Medway, Maidstone is the economic, administrative and agricultural centre of Kent.
Ringlestone
Suburb
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringlestone is a suburb and housing estate in the town of Maidstone, Kent, England. It is on the eastern side of the River Medway, near Allington, 1.2 miles north of Maidstone town centre.
Allington
Suburb
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY 2.5.
Allington is an almost entirely modern village situated alongside the sides of the A20 road north-west of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is part of the built-up area of Maidstone.
Aylesford
- Type: Locality
- Location: Tonbridge and Malling District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3094° or 51° 18′ 34″ northLongitude
0.4917° or 0° 29′ 30″ eastElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9F328F5R+QMGeoNames ID
7295910
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