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Barn fire and horse fatality in Datchet on 1/5/2024

Posted on May 4, 2024May 16, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

Incidents in Datchet involving a barn fire and horse fatality occurred in the early hours of 1/5/2024 and are the subject of police investigation, social media and newspaper reports.

(FURTHER IMAGES CURRENTLY WITHELD AWAITING ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS)

UPDATE  (POSTED 14/5/20234)  AVAILABLE HERE

a) The incidents occurred on the Land at Mill Place (LAMP) in Datchet.

b) The LAMP is owned by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and leased to Datchet Parish Council.

c) The land is open to the public and covered by the Datchet Parish By-Laws.

d) There appears to be unauthorised encroachment onto Datchet Parish land.

THREE MOTIONS are requested for the Datchet Parish Council Meeting Agenda on 13-5-2024

Motion 1)     That Datchet Parish Council takes immediate action to stop further encroachment on the Land at Mill Place and to have all buildings, fencing, gates, vehicles, livestock etc. removed and the area reinstated.

Motion 2)     That Datchet Parish Council takes action to stop repeated and further encroachment by securing the southern boundary (map points L to J) of the Land at Mill Place as a matter of urgency.

Motion 3)     That Datchet Parish Council takes action to inspect and report on the condition of the LAMP including the boundary fences (map points B to J).

UPDATE  (POSTED 14/5/20234)  AVAILABLE 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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