Witham

It will be apparent, to anyone that the name Witham is not a river name at all, but that of a village, the village near which the river rises.

Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter

Then, at a large village called Witham, and to Sharpe's relief, Sergeant Havercamp took them off the Chelmsford road.

Sharpe's Regiment Cornwell, Bernard 1986

Street, Lincoln, some 80 or 90 years ago, a boat was discovered fastened by a chain to a post, {114b} the spot being several yards higher than the present level of the Witham; thus showing that, when the Witham was a tidal river, it rose at times considerably higher than it does now.

Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter

Hatfield Peverell, in the road from Chelmsford to Witham, which is supposed to be originally a park, which they called a field in those days; and Hartfield may be as much as to say a park for doer; for the stags were in those days called harts, so that this was neither more nor less than Randolph Peperking's Hartfield -- that is to say, Ralph Peverell's deer-park.

Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 Daniel Defoe 1696

Hatfield Peverell, in the road from Chelmsford to Witham, which is supposed to be originally a park, which they called a field in those days; and Hartfield may be as much as to say a park for doer; for the stags were in those days called harts, so that this was neither more nor less than Randolph Peperking’s

A Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722 2003

Hatfield Peverell, in the road from Chelmsford to Witham, which is supposed to be originally a park, which they called a field in those days; and Hartfield may be as much as to say a park for doer; for the stags were in those days called harts, so that this was neither more nor less than Randolph Peperking’s

A Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722 2003

Chartreux in Dauphiny, where it was founded by Saint Bruno.] [Footnote 3: Witham, which is not far from Fonthill, became in 1763 the property of Alderman Beckford, the millionaire father of the celebrated author of _Vathek_.] [Footnote 4: Lord Suffolk probably applied the purchase-money

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Various

The vicar is understood to have moved to the area from a parish in Witham, Essex, during the summer.

Vicar found dead in locked home 2012

And in case you are in any doubt about just how bucolic it can get, for a small fee Bouncers' owner Ann will collect you from Witham station in her pony and trap.

The 10 best secluded campsites 2011

• She shoots from the hip, does the outspoken Tory member for Witham, Priti Patel.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011