So wrote Janet Kennish, local historian for all things Datchet based, whose work can be seen by visiting datchethistory.org.uk
Signs of a permanent settlement in Datchet date back to the Bronze Age; archeological finds are exhibited in Datchet Library. Experts agree that the name Datchet is probably of Celtic origin although the word itself does not appear to have any descriptive meaning. The village became significant in Tudor and Stuart times due to the ferry crossing over the Thames. However, it seems to have been far from an idyllic village as it became known as Black Datchet because of the number of bad characters living here, with a section of Aylesbury prison called the Datchet Wing because of the number of Datchet villains housed there.
But all that, as we say, is history and now we do have that idyllic village, with lovely village greens - oh, but through which traffic constantly flows, planes fly overhead and over which hangs a real threat of gravel extraction pits. So we must appreciate what we have now.
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