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Black Potts footbridge should be closed

Posted on July 11, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

In my opinion Black Potts footbridge in Datchet is rotten, steadily collapsing and dangerous.   This footpath should be both officially and effectively closed.  My advice is to keep off the bridge.

The image below is dated 10-7-2025.  The barrier is ineffective and RBWM has been informed.

The lower beam is severely cracked at the second node to the left of the support column.

This is the close-up view

You have been warned.

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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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