Mereworth (/ˈmɛriwɜːrθ/ MERRY-worth)[2] is a village and civil parish near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England.

The Wateringbury Stream flows through the village and powered a watermill, the site of which now lies within the grounds of Mereworth Castle.

In the early 18th century the Honourable John Fane – later 7th Earl of Westmoreland – inherited the manor.

Designed by Colen Campbell, Mereworth Castle then overlooked the village, so Fane had the village moved so that it couldn't be seen from the estate, about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) to the north west of its original location.

He also demolished the church, providing the villagers with a new Palladian-style replacement, now dedicated to St Lawrence.