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.

To the south, it drops to the Romney Marsh (about 10% of the parish lies there) to the north bank of the Royal Military Canal.

The house, park and chase (1000 acres) were bought and extended by Henry VIII of England in 1540, the whole complex said to have 5 kitchens, 6 stables and 8 dovecotes.

The gang's leaders, Cephas Quested and George Ransley, natives of Aldington, made the Walnut Tree Inn their headquarters and drop for their contraband.

High up on the southern side of the inn is a small window through which the gang would shine a signal light to their confederates on Aldington Knoll.

Traditionally, it is said to be the burial site of a giant and his sword and is protected by murderous ghouls who will kill anyone attempting to flatten the area.

Through some manipulation by Bishop John Fisher and Thomas More, she prophesied that King Henry VIII would die a villain's death if he divorced Catherine of Aragon.

[9] In August 1926, a Blériot 155 of Air Union crashed at College Farm, Hurst (in Aldington parish) killing three of the 15 passengers and crew.

2010 saw the civil parish council pay for adult outdoor gym equipment on Reynolds' Playing Field and an expanded playground for children.