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Wraysbury Drain still blocked – be prepared!

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

I have details of Wraysbury and Horton Drain issues from the early 1980’s onwards.  I formally reported Feathers Lane blockage issues in early 2019 and despite huge RBWM expenditure on the Wraysbury Drain of about £200,000 since 2015 the main problems have not even been identified – let alone fixed.  Today RBWM has limited resources and no obligation to maintain the Wraysbury Drain.  In my opinion Wraysbury Parish Council suffers from Corporate Memory Loss while the duty to maintain an ordinary watercourse rests with the riparian owner.  My best advice – be prepared!

Wraysbury Green Jan 2024

Wraysbury Village Green

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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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