Aylesham

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Aylesham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent in England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,884.The village was once associated with coal-mining. Apart from Aylesham itself the parish includes Snowdown. Both villages are served by railway stations - Aylesham railway station and Snowdown railway station.

The village was established in 1926. Designed by Dorman and Long, the village was settled to provide housing for the newly sunk coal mine at nearby Snowdown Colliery. Miners from all parts of the UK, notably South Wales, Scotland and the northeast, seeking better wages and safer conditions, travelled to the village to work at nearby Snowdown Colliery. Many endured the Jarrow March. For more than 50 years Aylesham developed in relative isolation from the indiginous Kent community and as such developed a destinquishable, highly localist dialect.

During the 1960s a considerable number of families from the village emigrated to Australia. many of them settled in a suburb of Brisbane called Acacia Ridge. The resettled families often affectionately referred to this suburb as "Little Aylesham."

Walking in the fields and woods around Aylesham is a great experience. It also has a few war relics - old pillboxes. During the Second World War the Aylesham coalminers had a Home Guard contingent. They were involved in many rescue operations during the German bombings (especially in Canterbury).

Aylesham has been identified by the Dover Local Plan as a location for expansion. [1]

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