General Chat

am I the only one, would love to know as any body heard of witney ?????????

I'm not from Witney, but my dad was stationed at Brize Norton and we stayed in Carterton, just down the road (about 3 miles?). tricia

Ann My mother lives in Burford and is currently in Witney Hospital... I was there today. Bob

One of my ancestors John Monk married a Hannah Hedges in Witney Oxon. If anyone go's to the local records office in Oxon could they look it up for me. Also isnt it where the Witney blankets were made?Or have I made that up lol Debbi

Debbi You are right about the blankets. Early's of Witney was founded in 1669 and is still in production today Bob

I live in a little town called Taufkirchen near Munich, Germany and it is twinned with Witney! It even has a red telephone box in the town square! Regards Simon in Munich, well Taufkirchen nearby!

Hi patricia, Bob, debbi, and Simon carterton is where my sister and family live,Witney is famous for its blankets I was a weaver years ago,no blankets are made in witney now starting to build houses on earlys site we have family living in witney,my home was in the high st on the corner of welch way now a church, I know the hospital well mother in law was in there, Simon I read about the twin town must get my books out and have aread we were munich in 1998 . thanks to all for replying to me Ann

Ann I don't know what planet I was on last night but the town twinned with Witney is in fact Unterhaching not Taufkirchen, which are next to one another. I live in Taufkirchen not more than half a mile from where Taufkirchen borders Unterhaching. I used to work in Unterhaching and I eat out there fairly regularly. Like I say I don't quite know why I said Taufkirchen is the twin town last night, must have been a bit tired!! ;-) Unterhaching for all the football fans out there was the third team in Munich for 2 seasons when it stood shoulder to shoulder with Bayern Munich and 1860. Alas they were relegated twice in two years back to regional league football. Anyway, its about 6 to 7 miles away from the centre of Munich to the South East. Regards Simon

I too lived in Witney for a number of years on the then new Smiths estate in Fettiplace Road. My two daughters were born in our house there. We lived opposite the public house The Rowing Machine. We still have friends in and around Witney and was there last year. This year too hopefully.It has grown immensely since we moved away.

Hi Sylvia I know smiths estate well family and friends worked at smiths of england one of them worked with Pam Ayres, it as grown a new estate going in between oxford and woodstock rds coop from the market square going there. ann

Yes I was born in Witney and so was my Great Grandmother.