The small civil parish of Badlesmere sits in the Swale district of Kent, England, set in gently rolling farmland beneath the North Downs. It is a quiet, sparsely populated spot not far from the market towns of Faversham and Canterbury, popular with walkers and those seeking a calm slice of the Kentish countryside.
Historically the village gives its name to the medieval Badlesmere family and the title of Baron Badlesmere, and the area still shows traces of its manorial past in a small parish church and traditional country houses. Economically it remains largely agricultural, with a close-knit rural community and a character that leans more to historic charm than modern development.