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.