ADISHAM, a parish in the hundred of DOWNHAMFORD,
lathe of ST-AUGUSTINE, county of KENT, 2
miles (S. W. by S.) from Wingham, containing 305 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, with the perpetual
curacy of Staple annexed, in the peculiar jurisdiction
and patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, rated
in the king's books at £28. 3. l. The church, dedicated
to the Holy Innocents, is a large cruciform
edifice, with a low tower, in the early style of English
architecture, except the large window of the transept,
which is in the decorated style.