Witney, England

Blanketsville-on-Windrush

"Where David Cameron and duvets both came from"

Official Coat of Arms

A shield bearing a woollen blanket rampant atop the River Windrush, flanked by two closed shop shutters representing early closing on Wednesdays, with a Latin motto beneath reading roughly 'We Also Had A Prime Minister, Once'.

TripAdvisor Review

★★★☆☆ 3/5

"Popped in to see the famous Buttercross and ended up trapped behind a tractor for twenty minutes on the way out of town. The old blanket mill buildings are genuinely lovely, and the Saturday market has decent cheese, but try finding parking on a weekday and you'll age visibly. Nice riverside walk along the Windrush if you can find it past the one-way system."
— Gary Fenwick, Chipping Norton

Property Listing

Charming Cotswold-fringe market town offering a rare blend of historic wool heritage and genuine commuter access to Oxford, with a honey-stone high street that photographs beautifully even if the traffic doesn't move.

Twinned With

Bedfordshire — Both places have built an entire identity around what happens in their sleep.

Supporting Evidence

Witney was the centre of the English blanket-making industry for over 300 years, and former PM David Cameron represented the constituency until 2016.

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