In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Aylesford like this:
Aylesford, par. and town, mid. Kent, 3½ miles NW. of Maidstone and 36 miles SE. of London by rail, 4372 ac. and 35 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 2719; P.O., T.O. It has a large stoneware pottery and a paper-mill. In vicinity are several remains of antiquity.
Aylesford through time
Aylesford is now part of Tonbridge and Malling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tonbridge and Malling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aylesford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aylesford, in Tonbridge and Malling and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3050
Date accessed: 12th October 2024
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