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Datchet catapult boys reported to Police!

Posted on June 17, 2026June 18, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Despite the implementation of a Public Space Protection Order in Datchet, Horton, Wraysbury and Eton by RBWM – the damage resulting from the use of catapults continues.  Apparently the boys have not got the message – so full marks to the person who has now passed their images to the Police.


 

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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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