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Aylesford, Kent

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Aylesford is a large village on the River Medway, accessed via a medieval five-arched bridge. There has been settlement here since Neolithic times, as evidenced by the long barrows of Kits Coty to the north of the village. Aylesford seems to have attracted famous battles throughout British history; Hengest the Jute fought the British leader Vortigern here in 455 AD, King Alfred defeated the Danes in 893 AD, and Edmund Ironside did likewise in 1016. And the royals kept coming; William the Conqueror took Aylesford manor for himself. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul dates to the Norman period. Nearby is Aylesford Priory, a restored medieval monastic house of Carmelite friars that dates to 1242.
Aylesford, Kent, England

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Attraction Type: Village
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Nearest Attractions Archbishops Palace, Maidstone - 1.8 miles (Historic Property) Little Kit's Coty - 2.4 miles (Prehistoric) Kit's Coty House - 2.6 miles (Prehistoric) St Leonard's Tower - 3.6 miles (Historic Property) Stoneacre - 4.6 miles (Historic House) Boughton Monchelsea Place - 4.8 miles (Historic House) Coldrum Longbarrow - 5.5 miles (Prehistoric) Great Comp Garden - 6.3 miles (Garden)

Nearest Towns and Villages Maidstone - 1.8 miles away Sutton Valence - 6.7 miles away Leeds - 6.7 miles away Chatham - 6.9 miles away Rochester - 7.3 miles away Wrotham - 7.7 miles away Cobham - 7.8 miles away Gillingham - 7.8 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

3 Malthouse Cottages - 19.1 miles from Aylesford Boughton Aluph, Kent Sleeps: 3 Stay from: £300

The Smithy - 20.9 miles from Aylesford Chilham, Kent Sleeps: 2 Stay from: £260

Heron Manor - 21 miles from Aylesford Chilham, Kent Sleeps: 5 Stay from: £420

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Nearest Hotels

Oakwood House - 1.1 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent Stay from: £38.00

Village Hotel & Leisure Club Maidstone - 1.4 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent Stay from: £80.00

Grange Moor Hotel - 1.4 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent Stay from: £112.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

Aylesbury House - 1.5 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent From: £55.00

Styles Cottage holidays - 3 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent From: £35.00

The Black Horse Inn - 4.5 miles from Aylesford Maidstone, Kent From: £100.00

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Maidstone
Tourist Information Centre
Town Hall
Middle Row, High Street
Maidstone
Kent
England
ME14 1TF
Tel: 01622 602 169
Alternate Tel: 01622 602 048
Fax: 01622 602 519
Email: tourism@maidstone.gov.uk
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