Black Potts footbridge and Wraysbury Drain

Posted on by ecwlarcombe

Please see two Member Questions for the RBWM Council Meeting – 21st April 2026 below:

Q1 – Black Potts footbridge over the Jubilee River in Datchet has been in a dangerous state and closed since the middle of last year. What is the cost of demolition and replacement please?

Q2 – Wraysbury Drain – an ancient and important element of local land drainage infrastructure has been blocked for many years and consequently exacerbates flooding. When will this channel be working properly please? 

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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