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"Datchet
lies in a low and watery country and the
waters in times of great rains and floods overflow and run
in many low places making sloughs therein and thereby
incommode the inhabitants of Datchet not only in their way
to and from their Parish Church but likewise in their
passages to their common fields." So it was written in 1727, and if the waters come into the village we think that many things have not changed - although the Parish Church being the main worry for the inhabitants might be a little different these days. If you would like to read how the development of Datchet has been influenced by constant flooding, read the account by Janet Kennish to be found here. For up-to-date information on flooding and flood preparation, full information can be found here. The full story of how the local flooding issues have mismanaged can be found at The Jubilee River Story site, and the River Thames Scheme site. |