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Background to the Jubilee Flood Relief Channel

Posted on December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

This is the Environment Agency’s ‘Background to the Jubilee Flood Relief Channel’ (previously called The Jubilee River) that you will find here

Just ask yourself – why did the Environment Agency change the name?  You want to know THE TRUTH about The Jubilee River – and in particular the facts on sub-standard design and construction – the inability to convey the design capacity – and the never ending need for repairs – go straight to the JR index here


 

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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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