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Brightwell-cum-Sotwell history

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Brightwell and Sotwell were originally two separate villages. The villages were rural settlements whose inhabitants worked the land. Brightwell was originally two rural settlements.

Prehistory

For thousands of years hunter-gatherers of the Thames Valley would have passed this way. This good soil and abundant water supply may have encouraged Iron Age farmers to settle in this area. The ramparts on Wittenham Clumps provide enduring evidence of Iron Age settlement in the area.

Medieval times

The first written evidence of a village here comes from various Saxon charters describing ownership of land in Beorhtanville, Suttanwille and Maccanie. In 854 Æthelwulf, King of Wessex granted Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, an estate of 30 hides at Brihtanwylle. William the Conqueror’s agents recorded in the Domesday Book 70 families and two mills in Brightwell and Sotwell.

Early modern times

For the next 800 years Brightwell and Sotwell parishes only occasionally appear in recorded history. For example: 1330 (circa) Thomas de Brayles, later Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer, appointed parish priest.

Modern times

In 1948 the villages of Brightwell and Sotwell were brought together as one civil parish. In 1949 the Greenmere estate was built and later, estates were also built at Kings Orchard, Monks Mead and Datchet Green. There are no immediate plans for any major development.

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Brightwell-cum-Sotwell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Brightwell-cum-Sotwell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Brightwell-cum-Sotwell’s information audio spots:

Wallingford Town F.C. Wallingford Town Football Club are a football club based in Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play their home matches at Hithercroft stadium.

BunkFest BunkFest was started in 2002 by a small group of local folk music enthusiasts. Main stage features light music and dancing during the day and lively folk, folk-rock and world music in the evening. The dance programme varies from year to year and has included, Cotswold and Border Morris, Appalachian and Eastern European forms, as well as traditional Irish, Scottish and Welsh forms.

St Mary-le-More, Wallingford St Mary-le-More is a Church of England parish church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The church is situated in the centre of The Marketplace, just behind the Town Hall.

St Peter’s Church, Wallingford St Peter’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Wallingford Rowing Club Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Oxfordshire. The club is located on Thames Street in Oxfordshire.

Oxford University Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club Oxford University Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club was established in 1984. Throughout the season, the Club races as Tethys Boat Club.

St Mary’s Church, Newnham Murren St Mary’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.

The Poem Tree The Poem Tree was a beech tree with a poem carved into it by Joseph Tubb, located on Castle Hill at Wittenham Clumps in Oxfordshire. The tree was believed to be around 300 years old, with Tubb’s poem being carved in the 1840s. It died in the 1990s and rotted completely while standing, before collapsing in July 2012.

South Moreton Castle South Moreton Castle was an 11th-century castle in Oxfordshire. The name can also refer to a nearby siege-castle, probably from the 12th century.

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