Response to RTS1 removal – now received from Defra

Posted on by ecwlarcombe

RBWM sent the following letter about the RTS, the removal of RTS1 and partnership funding to Defra Ministers in April 2024.  The letter was countersigned by the four Parish Council Chairs.

2024-04-19 RBWM DEFRA Channel One Letter red

I now have a copy of the response from Defra dated 20 May 2024.

The Defra letter will be published here (not sure when – but they say a week is a long time in politics) in due course.  Patience please!

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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