Witney: West Oxfordshire Blanket Town on the Windrush With a Buttercross and a Cotswold Edge
Witney sits on the River Windrush in West Oxfordshire, about 12 miles west of Oxford. The population is around 29,000. The town was the centre of the English blanket-making industry for centuries; the soft water of the Windrush and the local sheep produced wool ideally suited for blankets. Early's of Witney, the last major blanket manufacturer, closed its mill in 2002, ending over 300 years of continuous production. The Buttercross on the Market Square, a medieval market cross, and the 13th-century Church of St Mary the Virgin are the architectural centrepieces. The Cogges Manor Farm, a medieval manor with a working farm, provided the filming location for the Downton Abbey kitchen scenes.
The town centre along the High Street, Corn Street, and Market Square retains a Cotswold limestone character. The Woolgate Shopping Centre handles covered retail. Witney was the constituency of David Cameron from 2001 to 2016. The Windrush Valley stretches westward through classic Cotswold villages. Witney does not have a railway station; the nearest is at Hanborough, about five miles to the northeast, on the Cotswold Line with services to Oxford and London Paddington. The A40 connects east to Oxford and west to Cheltenham. For those considering adult companionship in west Oxfordshire, Witney's A40 link to Oxford and the A34, and road access to the M40, make the wider region accessible.
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Witney sits on the River Windrush in West Oxfordshire, about 12 miles west of Oxford. The population is around 29,000. The town was the centre of the English blanket-making industry for centuries; the soft water of the Windrush and the local sheep produced wool ideally suited for blankets. Early's of Witney, the last major blanket manufacturer, closed its mill in 2002, ending over 300 years of continuous production. The Buttercross on the Market Square, a medieval market cross, and the 13th-century Church of St Mary the Virgin are the architectural centrepieces. The Cogges Manor Farm, a medieval manor with a working farm, provided the filming location for the Downton Abbey kitchen scenes.
The town centre along the High Street, Corn Street, and Market Square retains a Cotswold limestone character. The Woolgate Shopping Centre handles covered retail. Witney was the constituency of David Cameron from 2001 to 2016. The Windrush Valley stretches westward through classic Cotswold villages. Witney does not have a railway station; the nearest is at Hanborough, about five miles to the northeast, on the Cotswold Line with services to Oxford and London Paddington. The A40 connects east to Oxford and west to Cheltenham. For those considering adult companionship in west Oxfordshire, Witney's A40 link to Oxford and the A34, and road access to the M40, make the wider region accessible.
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