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Timber footbridge issues in the spotlight!

Posted on July 22, 2026July 22, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

The multiple unresolved and outstanding timber footbridge problems were listed, detailed and debated at the Local Access Forum meeting in Maidenhead Town Hall on 22-7-2026.

There is a YouTube video that starts here.

The relevant section on the footbridge problems starts here.


 

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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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