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Jack Rankin MP – flood question in Parliament

Posted on February 27, 2025February 28, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury were mentioned in Parliament when Jack Rankin MP asked the Prime Minister a question about flood defences at 26/2/2025 PMQ’s.  You can see both the question and the positive response from the PM by following the link below:

https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/e02ceda0-6e60-470a-a701-d5d9f354caea?in=12:19:45

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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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