fɚɹə tˈaɪm ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz kˈɔːld ˈɜːlz wˈɪtənˌæm, ˈæftɚɹ ɪts fjˈuːdəl ˈoʊvɚlˌɔːɹd ɡˈɪlbɚt də klˈɛɹ, sˈɛvənθ ˈɜːl ʌv ɡlˈɑːstɚ.
For a time the village was called Earl's Wittenham, after its feudal overlord Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester.