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Taplow gate opening 30/1/2026

Posted on January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

A Taplow flow control structure gate adjustment (opening) was made at 9.30 pm on 30-1-2026.  You can see the adjustment here  and the downstream surge effect recorded about 2 hours later here

Note that any surge created by this Taplow gate operation passes down the river at night.


 

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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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