ðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ɹˈɛkɚdz ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪn wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː ˈɛntɹiz fɔːɹ wˈɪtənˌæm aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪəbəl æz ðɪs pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn vˈɪlɪdʒ baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnməntɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd mænˈoːɹɪəl dᵻsˈɛnt sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə fˈiːt ʌv fˈaɪnz fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl.
The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village in one of two entries for Wittenham identifiable as this part of the modern village by government-registered manorial descent (such as the Feet of fines for example).