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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Long Wittenham

  

Long Wittenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Long Wittenham

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Long Wittenham history

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The village is supposedly named after a Saxon chieftain, named Witta, but there is evidence of an earlier settlement. Bronze Age double-ditch enclosures and middle Bronze Age pottery were identified in the 1960s. Early Bronze Age items, such as an axe and spearhead, have been found in the Thames. Iron Age and Roman presence is indicated by trackways, various buildings (enclosures, farms and villas) and burials.

Long Wittenham geography / climate

The village is on the outside of a meander in the River Thames, on slightly higher ground than the flood plain around it. About 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east, across the river, is the Roman town of Dorcic – now Dorchester-on-Thames.

You can visit Long Wittenham places with Walkfo Long Wittenham to hear history at Long Wittenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Long Wittenham has 35 places to visit in our interactive Long Wittenham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Long Wittenham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Long Wittenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Long Wittenham & the surrounding areas.

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35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Long Wittenham places to visit

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

Vauxhall Barracks Vauxhall Barracks is a military installation in Didcot, Oxfordshire. It is located on the outskirts of Didcot in the county of Oxfordshire.

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) is the UK’s national laboratory for fusion research. It is located at the Culham Science Centre, near Culham, Oxfordshire, and is the site of the Joint European Torus (JET) and the now closed Small Tight Aspect Ratio Tokamak (START) The centre has been engaged in work towards the final detailed design of ITER as well as preparatory work for DEMO.

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.

Sylva Foundation Sylva Foundation was co-founded by Sir Martin Wood and Dr Gabriel Hemery in 2006. Its main programmes are Forestry, Education, Science, and Wood. In 2013, 20 hectares of land near Long Wittenham was gifted to the charity.

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