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Short memories? Ten years on and Wraysbury flooding yet again

Posted on January 5, 2024January 6, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

This is an article from the Daily Mail dated February 2014

The wrath of Wraysbury: ‘We drowned so the Gin and Jag set in Windsor and Eton could keep dry’, say residents

  • Furious residents blame £110m flood relief scheme for swamping their town
  • Where bypass joins Thames ‘is like putting power hose in brimming bathtub’
  • Last week Wraysbury was the epicentre of the British flooding crisis
  • Politicians who flocked to the area were ripped apart on live TV
  • Major political leaders accused of only being there for a photo opportunity
  • Seven-mile-long relief bypass is largest man made channel in Britain

The complete article may be viewed by clicking the link below

Wraysbury was ‘drowned so the Gin and Jag set in Windsor and Eton could keep dry’ | Daily Mail Online

 

 

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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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