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Aylesham / ˈ eɪ l ʃ əm / is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, England. The village is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-east of the cathedral city of Canterbury , and 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-west of the town and port of Dover .
Payday at Snowdown Colliery - sculpture. The Kent Coalfield is a coalfield in the eastern part of the English county of Kent.The Coalfields Trust defines the Kent Coalfield as the wards of Barham Downs and Marshside in the Canterbury district, and the wards of Aylesham, Eastry, Eythorne & Shepherdswell, Middle Deal & Sholden, Mill Hill and North Deal in the Dover district.
History; Founded: 14th century: Dedication: Saint Michael: ... The Aylsham Heritage Centre, a museum of local history, is located in the former church hall in the ...
F. F. Smith's 1929 work A History of Rochester quotes a 1735 glossary by the Rev. Samuel Pegge on the subject: A Man of Kent and a Kentish Man is an expression often used but the explanation has been given in various ways. Some say that a Man of Kent is a term of high honour while a Kentish Man denotes but an ordinary person.
Snowdown is a hamlet near Dover in Kent, England. It was the location of one of the four chief collieries of the Kent coalfield, [1] which closed in 1987. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Aylesham, Kent. As a result, Snowdown is served by Aylesham Parish Council.
Formerly the Museum of Kent Life, 28-acre (110,000 m 2) heritage farm, historic houses, farm and village buildings Kent Museum of Freemasonry: Canterbury: City of Canterbury: Masonic: Masonic history, paintings, glassware, porcelain, regalia Kent Police Museum: Chatham: Medway: Law enforcement: History of the Kent County Constabulary: Killick's ...
Royal Air Force Swingfield or more simply RAF Swingfield is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north west of Dover, Kent and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Aylesham, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.
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