Badlesmere is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England, about five miles south of Faversham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 111. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... For other meanings of swale see Swale (disambiguation). ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... Faversham is a town in Kent, England, in the district of Swale, roughly halfway between Sittingbourne and Canterbury. ...
Badlesmere (usually corrupted into Basmere), a parish in Kent, 4 1/2 miles S of Faversham station on the L.C. It has a post office under Faversham.
The manor belonged, in the times of Edward I. and Edward II., to the potent family of De Badlesmere; was forfeited by the attainder and execution of John Earl of Oxford and Baron Badlesmere ; and passed into the possession of the family of Sondes, now represented by Lord Sondes.
A house of regular canons was founded in the 13th year of Edward II.
Feeds |
Contact