Wittersham (St. John the Baptist)

WITTERSHAM (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Tenterden, hundred of Oxney, lathe of Shepway, E. division of Kent, 5¼ miles (S. by E.) from Tenterden; containing 998 inhabitants. It consists of 3601 acres, of which 618 are in wood. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, valued in the king's books at £15. 8. 6½.; the tithes have been commuted for £730; there is a parsonage-house, and the glebe comprises 17 acres. The church has portions in various styles. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a national school supported from land purchased by the Rev. W. Cornwallis, in 1820.