WITTERSHAM, a parish in the hundred of OXNEY,
lathe of SHEPWAY, county of KENT, 5 miles
(S. by E.) from Tenterden, containing 911 inhabitants.
The living is a' rectory, in the peculiar jurisdiction and
patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, rated in the
king's books at £15. 8. 6. .The church, dedicated
to St. John the Baptist, has portions in various styles
of architecture. There is a place of worship forWesleyan
Methodists.