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Encroachment onto Datchet Parish land

Posted on September 7, 2024September 9, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

A notice (i.e. the 2nd encroachment letter) was formally posted on 6/9/2024.  The notice can be viewed by clicking the link below 2nd Encroachment Letter 06.09.2024[107689]    

Revd. Patrick Samuels welcomed on 5/9/2024

Posted on September 7, 2024September 8, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The Revd Patrick Samuels was officially installed during a service at St. Andrew’s Church in Wraysbury on 5/9/2024.  Patrick will now be looking after the three parishes of Colnbrook, Horton and Wraysbury….

River Thames Scheme – Supplementary Consultation on Ferris Meadow Lake – Tuesday 3 September 2024 to Monday 7 October 2024

Posted on September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The Environment Agency and Surrey County Council are working to deliver the River Thames Scheme.  A supplementary consultation will run from Tuesday 3 September 2024 until 23:59 on Monday 7 October 2024….

Defibrillator proposal for Coppermill Road ‘phone box provokes unbelievable response from Post Office

Posted on August 28, 2024August 29, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

A good place for a defibrillator? email to Post Office: Horton Parish Council is considering using the existing phone box (image attached) on Coppermill Road, Wraysbury (actually Horton) to house a defibrillator. …

RBWM – and the 2023 Conservative defeat

Posted on August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Do you remember Conservative Leader Andrew Johnson?  It is really interesting to look back at the May 2023 local elections and remind ourselves what was said at the time.  Below is an…

Wraysbury Drain blocked at Station Road – Nitrous Oxide cylinders exposed

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Yet again Wraysbury Drain is blocked between Wraysbury Station and Douglas Lane.  There is no water.  Please also note the empty Nitrous Oxide cylinders now exposed due to the lack of water. …

Wraysbury Drain still blocked five years later!

Posted on August 19, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The Wraysbury Drain is still blocked at Feathers Lane.  RBWM is responsible for ordinary watercourses.  Inspection scheduled for 18th September 2024?

Fly-tipping in Datchet – gas cylinders and waste oil

Posted on August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Anybody recognise these big gas cylinders please?

Red Telephone Box appears on Datchet Village Green

Posted on August 14, 2024August 17, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Today a red telephone box has been reinstated on Datchet Village Green which lays within the Conservation Area.  The work is in progress and when completed the telephone box will house a…

Datchet Parish Council confirms £20,000 fighting fund

Posted on August 13, 2024August 14, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Datchet Parish Council (DPC) recently received a Solicitor’s Letter referring to the DPC request to vacate DPC land.  At the meeting on 12 August 2024 Datchet Parish Council agreed to transfer £20,000…

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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