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Sunnymeads Railway Bridge repaired!!

Posted on August 8, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Full marks for the Sunnymeads Bridge (between Wraysbury and Horton) resurfacing and relining.  Now if the traffic lights could be repaired – and were visible – that would be a bonus.  Sadly I suspect these improvements will not last long.  This bridge (like Wraysbury Station Bridge) is over 150 years old and was never designed for size, weight and numbers of today’s vehicular traffic.

 

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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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