Aylesford
Aylesford is a village and also civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Initially a small waterfront negotiation, the old town makes up around 60 residences, most of which were previously stores. Two bars, a town store and also other services consisting of a hairdresser, estate agent, two restaurants, a chiropodist and a cafe are located on the high street. Aylesford's present population is about 5,000. The Parish of Aylesford covers greater than seven square miles, extending north to Rochester Airport estate and south to Barming, and also has a total population of over 10,000 (as of 2011), with the main settlements at Aylesford, Eccles, Blue Bell Hill Town as well as (part of) Walderslade. Aylesford Newsprint was a long-established significant company in the area as well as was the largest paper reusing factory in Europe, manufacturing newspaper for the newspaper market. In 2015, Aylesford Paper Mill, as it was recognized by neighborhood residents, was shut down as well as stripped of all its assets. Many local households that had been utilized there, in some cases for several generations, were affected.
