PARISH. 263 The manor of Adisham was given in the year 616, by Eadbald, King 'Of , to the monks of Christ Church, . free from secular services, excepting repelling invasions, and the repair of bridges and cas­ tles, being the common burthen from which no one was exempt. It was therefore usually called the trinoda necessUas, and this exception was com· monly made in all the Saxon grants of church lands, after the words which freed them from all secular service or exactions; and in the grants made to the church of Canterbury it was usual to insert the letters L. S. A. ; that IS, libere jiCllt Adisham-free in like manner (as Adisham was granted to ihat church). At the Domesday survey, it was valued at seventeen sulings, and was worth thirteen pounds. After the dissolution of the priory, in the 31st of Henry VIII, that King, in his 33ri year, settled it on his new founded dean and chapter of Canterbury, with whom it still remains. A court leet and a court baron is held for this manor, the rights of which the dean and chapter retain in their own hand, hut the demesne lands are in lease to Sir Henry Oxenden, Bart. BOSSINGTON, a hamlet t mile north-east from the church, near which _s the manor of Cooting, and an estate, anciently called OvendeD; Dean· ':Street extends on the south extremity, near which is Bludden. There is a small school in the village, supported by snbscription. TIle Rev. John Palmer, by will, 1817, gave the interest of £400 to his successors, the rectors of Adisham and Staple, requesting them to expend. one-half of the interest for the relief of the poor of Adisham, and the other half for the benefit of the poor of Staple: the moiety apportioned to this parish is usually expended in clothing, and given to the poor. Chandler Peter, farmer, Cooting Harv~y Captain John, Woodlands Collanl Mary, fmer, Upr Carrington Cottage Croud Wm. carpentr & wheelwright Joiner Rebecca, shopkeeper Court Geo. parish clerk Reynolds Richd. farmer Denne John, farmer, Bossington Laslett John & Francis, farmers, Dickins Rev W. W. Bossington Little Bossillgton Elvy David, shoemaker Sladden Thos farmer,Adisham court Folwt'll Thos. victuaIlr, Bull's Head Young Thos. blacksmith

FORDWICH PARISH. FORDWICH, a small parish and member of the Cinque Port liberty of Sandwich, situated on the southern bank of the river Stour, 2 miles E.N.E. from Canterbury. The parish contains 610 acres of land, a low district, close to the marshes, In 1841, here were 58 houses and 231 inhabitants. Population, in 1801, ~36; in 1831, 287. Rateable value, £1,042. The principal landowners are John Friend, Esq., Mrs. Anne Webb, Gen. Henry Evatt, and the executors of the late Sir E. Hales. The Church, dedicated to St. Mary, is situated very near the river, which renders it very damp. It is a very ancient structure, with nave, chancel, side aisles, and a lofty -spire at the west end, in which are foUl' bells. The north and south win· -clows have been of very handsome stained glass and contain considerable