Aldington, Kent

Aldington
St Martin’s Church, Aldington
Aldington
Location within Kent
Area18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population1,573 (Civil Parish 2021)
 Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTR063365
Civil parish
  • Aldington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshford
Postcode districtTN25
Dialling code01233
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

Aldington is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is eight miles (13 km) south-east of the town of Ashford. As with the village centre, set on a steep escarpment above agricultural Romney Marsh and the upper Stour is Aldington Knoll, which was used as a Roman burial barrow and later beacon, it has a panorama towards the English Channel and of low land such as Dungeness. At the 2021 Census the population included Bonnington.