Badlesmere, Kent
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| Badlesmere | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Faversham | |
| Postcode district | ME13 0 | |
| Police | Kent | |
| Fire | Kent | |
| Ambulance | South East Coast | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Badlesmere is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England, about five miles south of Faversham and eight miles north of Ashford on the A251.
It was once called Basmere.[2] There has been a recorded settlement (under the name 'Badelesmere') as far back as the
During the reign of King
In 1523,
The church, dedicated to
The village green, known as Badlesmere Lees, lies off the main road between the towns of Faversham and Ashford.
The parish has been linked for many years with that of
In popular culture
Badlesmere is used in The Meaning of Liff (book by Douglas Adams) to define "Someone who dishonestly ticks the "I have read the terms and conditions" box on a website".[6]
Author Russell Hoban repurposes Badlesmere as "Bad Mercy" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.[7]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Hasted, Edward (1800). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 467–481. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ British listed buildings 21 July 2013
- ^ John Newman, North East and East Kent, (The Buildings of England series), Penguin Books, 1991, p. 131.
- ^ Stahlschmidt 1887, p. 143; Harris 2001, p. 36.
- ^ Lloyd, John (10 August 2013). "SIGNS OF THE TIMES; John Lloyd introduces our exclusive extract from 'Afterliff', his new "dictionary of things there should be words for' – successor to 'The Meaning of Liff', one of the most popular books ever written". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Places - Riddley Walker Annotations". Errorbar. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
Bibliography
- Harris, S. (2001), Richborough and Reculver, English Heritage, ISBN 978-1-85074-765-9
- Stahlschmidt, J.C.L. (1887), The Church Bells of Kent: Their Inscriptions, Founders, Uses and Traditions, Stock, OCLC 12772194
External links
Media related to Badlesmere, Kent at Wikimedia Commons- Badlesmere in the Domesday Book
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