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Jubilee River – the 23rd Anniversary

Posted on June 21, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

The Jubilee River (the main element of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme) was ceremonially opened by Prince Andrew in July 2002.

You can read what was reported at the time here and here

The effectiveness, consequences and multiple deficiencies of this very costly infrastructure project are a matter of record – but I will save the detail for the 25th Anniversary.

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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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