ðə nˌɪɹnəs tə ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ˈeɪdʒ hˈɪlfɔːɹt ʌv wˈɪtənˌæm klˈʌmps ænd ðə ɹˈoʊmən ænd pˈoʊstɹˈoʊmən tˈaʊn ʌv dˈoːɹtʃɛstɚ ʃˈoʊ ðætðə lˈoʊkəlˌaɪzd ˈɛɹiə wʌz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ɪmpˈoːɹtəns fɔːɹ mˈɛni sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə nˈoʊʃən ðæt wˈɪɾə ænd slˈæʃ ɔːɹ hɪz fˈæmɪli wɜː ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs ʌv wˈɛsɪks, ɪz ʌnpɹˈuːvən.
The nearness to the Iron Age hillfort of Wittenham Clumps and the Roman (and post-Roman) town of Dorchester show that the localised area was of great importance for many centuries, although the notion that Witta (and/or his family) were related to the later Royal House of Wessex, is unproven.