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Black Potts timber footbridge – going! going! nearly gone!

Posted on August 8, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

Black Potts timber footbridge is exceedingly dangerous and has structurally deteriorated steadily since it was closed last year.  In my opinion this footbridge will soon collapse into the Jubilee River.  Please stay off the bridge.

The two images below show the enlarging cracks on the south beam and were recorded one year apart.

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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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