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Wraysbury Drain Petition tabled at RBWM

Posted on April 17, 2024June 20, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The Wraysbury Drain Petition  (with over 1,300 names) was tabled without debate at the RBWM Council Meeting at Maidenhead on 16th April 2024.

The petition will be formally debated at a future Council meeting after the publication of a formal report.

The (YouTube) presentation of the petition may found starting at 50 mins 8secs 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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