It is a part of the municipality of Hulst and lies about 23 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

The village was first mentioned around 1260 as Lamswerd, and means "land on water belonging to Lam(bert)".

[3] Lamswaarde is a road village which developed in the 13th century near the outpost of the Cistercian monastery Baudeloo.

[4] The outpost was destroyed in the late 16th century during the Eighty Years' War.

[4] The Catholic St Cornelius was built between 1871 and 1873 to replace the barn church of 1686.