Aylesford is a village and also civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Initially a tiny waterfront negotiation, the old village comprises around 60 houses, a lot of which were previously stores. Two pubs, a town store and also other amenities including a stylist, estate representative, two dining establishments, a chiropodist as well as a coffeehouse lie on the high street. Aylesford's current population is around 5,000. The Church of Aylesford covers greater than 7 square miles, extending north to Rochester Airport estate and also south to Barming, and also has a total population of over 10,000 (as of 2011), with the primary settlements at Aylesford, Eccles, Blue Bell Hill Town and also (part of) Walderslade. Aylesford Newsprint was a long-standing significant employer in the location as well as was the biggest paper recycling factory in Europe, manufacturing newsprint for the paper sector. In 2015, Aylesford Paper Mill, as it was recognized by local residents, was folded as well as removed of all its possessions. Many regional family members who had actually been utilized there, sometimes for a number of generations, were impacted.