Witney

Witney is a town on the River Windrush at the edge of the Cotswolds, 19 km west of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.

History

Witney was first mentioned in 969 AD, however, settlement remains have been found from the Iron Age and the Roman period.

1044 Queen Emma granted the Bishops of Winchester Country rule in Witney, which was confirmed in the Domesday Book. A manor house was established next to the church, whose foundations were excavated in 1984. In feudal register 2 flour mills are given in Witney. 1277 is in the field but at least mentioned a plant for textile processing. At the time of the English Civil War was one of Witney 1,800 inhabitants.

Witney developed into a lively city with a market status, decreed in 1800 over an evolving industry. Witney was known for centuries for the production of woolen blankets and gloves.

Opened in 1861, Charles Early, a member of the family of industrialists Early, a railway line from Yarnton to Witney. This later became part of the Great Western Railway. It was closed for passenger and cargo traffic in 1970.

The wool industry could exist about the world economic crisis of the 1930s also, but resumed after the 2nd World War a downturn.

In recent years, the city expanded rapidly with new Entwicklungsgebeiten as Madley Park.

Personalities

• David Cameron MP, Prime Minister and Party Leader of the Conservative Party, MP for Witney in the House
• Alan Dapre, author of children's television programs
• Darrell Griffin, rugby player for England's national team
• Douglas Hurd, former MP for Witney Conservative Party
• Martin Jones, a concert pianist
• Simon King, Gillingham football player, born in Witney
• Graham Leonard, 130th Bishop of London, later appointed papal chaplain of honor with the title Monsignor
• Robert Llewellyn, Red Dwarf actor and author
• Andrew Logan, artist, born in Witney.

Twinning

• Le Touquet (France)
• Unterhaching ( Germany )