From 1298-1830 information extracted from Hutchins “History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset”, including patrons. After 1830, information transcribed from the plaque in the church by Kim Parker
Rectors at St Mary, St Cuthberga & All Saints
From 1298-1830 information extracted from Hutchins “History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset”, including patrons. After 1830, information transcribed from the plaque in the church by Kim Parker
| Rectors | Date of Institution | Patrons |
| William HADDON, chaplain | Oct 1298 | John MAUTRAVERS |
| Hugh FILLIOL, clerk | 6 May 1332 | John de MAUTRAVERS, knt |
| John le ARCHER, prebender | Sep 1332 | |
| Martin BOLTE, prebender | 16 Feb 1348 | Wentilana, relict of John MATRAVERS, knt |
| Gilbert WARYN | ||
| Robert GERVAYS | 25 Feb 1379 | Robert ROUS |
| William DURANT or DURAND | 10 Jun 1421 | Ranulph ROCHEFORT, knt, & Richard DURANT, knt, patrons hac vice |
| John PHYN, chaplain | 4 Aug 1422 | |
| Peter PROVOST, clerk | 1437 | William SAYNT GEORGE, knt |
| William TAYLOR, clerk | 29 Aug 1439 | William WALTON, citizen of London |
| William HAYNES, clerk | 27 Nov 1440 | |
| Richard STAUNTON, B.A. | 27 Jul 1443 | |
| Thomas WROTH(E) | 22 Mar 1456 | William, Earl of ARUNDEL |
| Walter BALLET or BOLET, prebender | 20 Oct 1479 | |
| Walter ROWLE or ROLL, prebender | 21 May 1505 | Robert NEWE of Sarum |
| Ninnianus BORREL, prebender, doctor in decrees | 2 May 1521 | William, Earl of ARUNDEL |
| William BUSBY, M.A. | 6 Dec 1538 | |
| Thomas HALL | 1546 | |
| Henry WALSHE | 1548 | |
| William LYLLINGTON | 1562 | |
| Richard MEAKIN | 1573 | |
| John LOWE | 1577 | |
| Morgan JONES | 1587 | |
| Christopher TAYLOR | ||
| Andrew BREWER | 1662 | |
| John CLARK | 1670 | |
| Thomas ANSTEY | ||
| Robert WILLIS M.A. | 20 Sep 1699 | Nicholas INGRAM of Blandford, gent. |
| Thomas DEAN M.A. | 6 Apr 1727 | Mrs DEAN of Freefolk, co. Hants |
| John PEARSALL | 27 Jul 1754 | Thomas DEAN |
| Edward HOLME | 13 Apr 1756 | Richard FLEMING, esq |
| Richard PARRY, D.D. | 5 Dec 1757 | Elizabeth HALL, widow, and William GASCOIGNE, esq |
| Roe KING junior, M.A. | 11 Oct 1780 | William GASCOIGNE, esq |
| Charles Edmund KING, M.A. | 1 Aug 1817 | Mary KING, of Witchampton, co. Dorset, widow, later of Axminster, co. Devon |
| Charles KING, B.A. | 12 Sep 1827 | |
| Carr John GLYN, M.A. | 13 May 1830 | H. C. STURT of Crichel House |
| Cyril Poynder WIX, M.A. | 1896 | |
| Earnest Wheatstone BAKER | 1908 | |
| Ernest Harry Iden HART | 1935 | |
| Edwin Mighell COX, L. Th., H.C.F. | 1948 | |
| With Long Crichel and Moor Crichel from 1948 | ||
| John WANSEY, M.A. | 1949 | |
| Charles P. de CANDOLE, chaplain R.N. (ret.) | 1962 | |
| Geoffrey Elmer WALTON, Archdeacon of Dorset | 1982 | |
| Philip ELSTON, R.D., M.A., R.N.R. | 2000 | |
| Victor BARRON | 2005 | |
| Lorelie FARMER, M.A., Ed. D | 2008 | |
By the Return to Parliament in 1801, the parish of Witchampton contained two uninhabited houses; and 62 habited houses, occupied by 85 families, consisting of 193 males and 181 females, in all 374; of whom 79 were chiefly employed in agriculture, and 42 in trade, manufactures, or handicrafts.
In 1851, this parish contained 108 houses, and a population of 504; in 1861, 129 houses and 588 persons.