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Proposed Riparian Strategy

Posted on September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Wraysbury Parish Council Meeting 16-9-2024 (Item 7)

Today Wraysbury Parish Council (like many others) has little or no support from the Authorities when it comes to land drainage infrastructure maintenance.  The Floods and Water Management Act 2010 could have incorporated a duty on those who are deemed responsible – but it failed.  Small communities have been missed.  It is likely that the various flood defence funding streams will be limited and/or non-existent for decades to come.  The responsibility (and duty) to maintain ordinary watercourse drainage channels lies with the riparian owners.  I recommend that WPC sets up a local Flood Action Group to monitor and promote local interests.  You will need to help yourselves.  Below is a proposed strategy that may help with Wraysbury Parish Council management of the Wraysbury Drain.  My best advice: ‘It is vital that the local land drainage infrastructure is maintained in a condition fit-for-purpose throughout the year’

Riperian Strategy proposal – 16-9-2024

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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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