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Datchet Parish Council and the DRCCT.

Posted on August 29, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

STATEMENT FROM THE DRCCT TRUSTEES – Datchet Parish Council was unable to accept Datchet Recreation Centre Charity Trust (Charity Commission Reg No 252303) property in the 1970’s due to the Local Government Act 1972 s139 (3).  This legislation is still in force today and can be found 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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