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Wraysbury Drain – gone dry again – September 2023

Posted on September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 by ecwlarcombe

Yet again the Wraysbury Drain has gone dry.  The channel downstream of Wraysbury Railway Station is about two miles of ancient land drainage infrastructure with records dating back to the late 1700’s.   The combined effects of natural and deliberate blockages, unauthorised culverting, structural failure and lack of maintenance have resulted in significant water level and flow issues over many years.  This image was recorded at Douglas Lane on 14/9/2023.

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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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