Little Wittenham Bridge
Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 14 " N , 1 ° 10 ′ 52" W.
| Little Wittenham Bridge | ||
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| use | footbridge | |
| Crossing of | Thames | |
| place | Little Wittenham | |
| building-costs | 250 pounds | |
| opening | 1870 | |
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The Little Wittenham Bridge is a pedestrian bridge over the River Thames at Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire , England .
The bridge crosses the Thames in two sections, interrupted by a small island on which the Day's Lock keeper's house has stood since 1928 .
The current iron bridge, which cost £ 250 to build , replaced a swing bridge on this site circa 1870.
The bridge hosted the Poohsticks World Championships from 1984 to 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 7, Dorchester and Thame Hundreds. Parishes: Dorchester on: British History online
- ↑ VisitEngland's guide to the best Poohsticks bridges on Visit England.com