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Chartham is a village in Kent, 4 miles south west of Canterbury.
It is located on the Great Stour river which provides power for the paper mills. The name literally means ‘Village on rough ground’. Paper making has been a major occupation for the last 625 years. The Paper Mill in Chartham dates from the late eighteenth century.
The village is served by Chartham railway station.
The church of St Mary the Virgin is located next to the village green and contains the oldest peal of bells in Kent. It was built in 1294.
The village is part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Chartham Hatch is the northern upper part of the village of Chartham, also known as a hamlet, of around 200 houses. It is surrounded by small woods and its orchards of apples and pears. Village Hall, formerly the school, is in the centre.