Aylesford is a village and 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 about 60 residences, much of which were previously shops. 2 clubs, a town store as well as various other amenities consisting of a hair stylist, estate agent, 2 restaurants, a chiropodist and also a coffee bar are located on the high street. Aylesford's present population is about 5,000. The Parish of Aylesford covers more than 7 square miles, extending north to Rochester Airport estate and also south to Barming, as well as has an overall population of over 10,000 (since 2011), with the main negotiations at Aylesford, Eccles, Blue Bell Hill Town as well as (part of) Walderslade. Aylesford Newsprint was a long-established significant employer in the location as well as was the biggest paper recycling manufacturing facility in Europe, making newsprint for the newspaper market. In 2015, Aylesford Paper Mill, as it was known by local citizens, was shut down as well as removed of all its properties. Lots of local families who had actually been used there, sometimes for a number of generations, were influenced.