Taplow Weir in flood conditions 12-2-2026

Posted on by ecwlarcombe

Taplow Weir and bridge sustained initial damage in 2002/3.

See my YouTube video on Taplow Weir on the Jubilee River in flood conditions on 12-2-2026, including the non-functional control gate and downstream embankment failure due to scour.

THE BIG QUESTIONS:

  • Why are the EA working on the weir in mid-winter?
  • Why is embankment unrepaired since December 2024?
  • Why no stilling basin?

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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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