Whitney-on-Wye Whitney-on-Wye Whitney-on-Wye is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, very close to the border with Wales. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 117. It is on the A438 road, and on the River Wye. The village is west of Hereford. The church is dedicated to the Saints Peter and Paul. Whitney-on-Wye was first mentioned in the Domesday Book with the spelling Witenie. The most plausible meaning for the name is "White Water", from the Anglo-Saxon "hwit" (white) and "ey" (water), and probably refers to the River Wye which runs through the area and
Bridge on the River Wye "African Incident" (Series 8, Episode 14), first broadcast on BBC radio on 30 December 1957. The record jacket advises, "For best results, play this record in a circular fashion". Artwork was designed by Dennis Gosling (1934–2014). Bridge on the River Wye Bridge on the River Wye is an album by members of the British comedy group "The Goon Show" and other humorists. It was produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai". The record stars Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook, and also