Welcome to the website for the village of Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England. Within these pages you will find information on the village, the Parish Council and its activities, a directory of local businesses and services, information on clubs and groups, and lots of other things too.
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The Parish Council has been advised that Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will be temporarily closing a section of the road to Clifton Hampden either side of Clifton Hampden Bridge whilst highway patching to carriageway works are carried out.
The temporary closure and will be operated from 16th March 2026 (each night from 7pm to 6am) and the anticipated completion date is 18th March 2026.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.
View a map showing the extent of the closure and the alternative routes for traffic.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting, OCC on 0345 310 11 11 quoting reference T17206/MR.
Jim Brown writes …
Last winter I wrote an article about how to monitor the local river levels in order to know whether it was safe to drive towards Clifton Hampden or if the road was flooded.
I suggested using RiverApp because it’s simple and available on both Apple and Android Continue reading
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting in the Village Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 19th February.
All residents are invited to attend. Download the agenda here.
Following the success of their concerts at St Mary’s Church in 2020 and 2023, and by popular demand, the Celtic music group Moonrakers will be performing again at St Mary’s Church on 12th March starting at 7:30pm.
Material will include tracks from their new album I Am The Mountain, described by the BBC as “Superb Celtic songs and tunes … an uplifting journey”. Continue reading
Catherine Harrison writes …
As some of you may be aware there is now a new Village Hall Committee made up of Catherine Harrison, Mo Jackson, Sarah Burke, Hannah Fraser-Mackenzie, Sarah Murdoch and Tory Edwards.
We are taking over the running and maintenance of the hall from Nick Caw and would like Continue reading
Residents who are not already subscribers to South Oxfordshire District Council’s digital newsletter “South News” may like to download the latest edition.
Residents who are not already subscribers to Oxfordshire County Council’s digital newsletter “Your Oxfordshire” may like to download the latest edition.
Residents who are not already subscribers may want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter.
See the South Oxfordshire District Council website for more information about the Didcot Garden Town project.
The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.
Local Government Reorganisation is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single unitary structures responsible for local services. Continue reading
Following the success of last year’s defibrillator awareness training, another course has been arranged for Wednesday 15th April in the Village Hall starting at 7pm.
The course will be run by the South Central Ambulance Charity.
Places are limited, so if you would like to attend, please email Continue reading
