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| − | + | '''Badlesmere''', a small town south of [[Fathers Ham|Faversham]]. It was named for a line of Kentish noblemen, the first of whom, Baron Bartholomew Badlesmere, was hanged for treason at [[Cambry|Canterbury]] in 1322 after opposing King Edward II in the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion. "Mere" is the Old English word for a body of water; the name means "Badle's/Baeddel's pool". In ''Riddley Walker'', the town is later renamed Weaping. | |
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 28 July 2013
Badlesmere, a small town south of Faversham. It was named for a line of Kentish noblemen, the first of whom, Baron Bartholomew Badlesmere, was hanged for treason at Canterbury in 1322 after opposing King Edward II in the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion. "Mere" is the Old English word for a body of water; the name means "Badle's/Baeddel's pool". In Riddley Walker, the town is later renamed Weaping.
(131, 207)