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Datchet flooding ‘predictable and avoidable’ (YouTube 2014)

Posted on January 18, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

 

1 thought on “Datchet flooding ‘predictable and avoidable’ (YouTube 2014)”

  1. Cllr Ian Thompson says:
    January 21, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    The title is absolutely correct;-
    Flooding in Datchet was needless in two locations 1. in Southlea Road where the 200 year old flood bank was removed without planning consent or notice by the owners of dwelling POPLARS. The property owner is considered responsible for any effect on other dwellings affected by floodwater emanating from this site,
    Also the Environment Agency for not enforcing replacement as they are also responsible for the embankment up to 8m from the water edge.
    Also the RBWM as the previous Council stated for four years that £10m was available for flood defences which has been proven was untrue, there was and is no money.
    2. Garden and sewage flooding in Horton Road was exacerbated by Thames Water (as riparian owners) failing to clear the Datchet Common Brook thus raising ground water levels, together with failing to maintain foul water drainage pipework.

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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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