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Windsor and Maidenhead named in top 5 UK areas most at risk of flooding

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by ecwlarcombe

Original Article: BerkshireLive 04-12-2022

The borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been named as one of the top UK areas most liable to floods. In a new report it was found that one in six British properties are now at risk of flooding, with experts predicting a continuous rise in this number due to climate change.

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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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