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OFAS = Progress while RTS and DHEFIM stalled?

Posted on September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 by ecwlarcombe

The latest Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme newsletter is now available here  or here.   It is really interesting (and significant) to note that while the Oxford FAS progresses steadily, in contrast the River Thames Scheme and the Datchet to Hythe End FIM projects are STILL STALLED.   I may be wrong, but surely somebody needs to explain 18 years and some £120m on project development – and still awaiting Outline Business Case approval?


 

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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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