Datchet

Coordinates: 51°29′03″N 0°34′34″W / 51.4841°N 0.5762°W / 51.4841; -0.5762
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Datchet
Village and civil parish
Datchet village centre
Datchet is located in Berkshire
Datchet
Datchet
Location within Berkshire
Population4,913 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSU988771
Civil parish
  • Datchet
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSLOUGH
Postcode districtSL3
Dialling code01753
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°29′03″N 0°34′34″W / 51.4841°N 0.5762°W / 51.4841; -0.5762

Datchet is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England, located on the north bank of the River Thames. Historically part of Buckinghamshire, and the Stoke Hundred, the village was eventually transferred to Berkshire, under the Local Government Act of 1972. The village developed because of its close proximity to Windsor and the ferry service which connected it to the main London Road across the River Thames. The ferry was later replaced by a road bridge at the foot of the High Street, which was rebuilt three times. There is also a rail bridge approaching Windsor across the river, and two road bridges above and below the village.[2]

Toponymy

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".[3]

History

There is evidence of habitation in the area shortly after the end of the last

ring ditches, oval barrows and causewayed enclosures. The monuments had developed alongside the River Thames, which acted as a barrier, a gateway and a routeway to other regions. The 2017 investigations at Riding Court Farm have provided evidence of Early Neolithic activity (4000–3350 BC) with the discovery of a previously unknown causewayed enclosure.[5]

Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when Æthelred made small grants of land here. In the Domesday Book, in 1066 the lords were the brothers Saewulf and Siward. In 1086 the lord and tenant-in-chief was Giles, brother of Ansculf,[3] also referred to as Giles de Pinkney.[6] In 1150, the church already existed in Datchet, and the Pinkney family sold it to the abbey of St Albans. The Abbot became rector as impropriator of the parish and had the right to appoint vicars.[citation needed] There was a ferry at Datchet Ferry which provided a shorter route from London to Windsor Castle and was frequently used by royalty.[citation needed]

St Mary's Church with its octagonal tower
Datchet Mead and Datchet Ferry in 1686 with Windsor Castle in the background
Datchet from J5 of the M4 and the Queen Mother Reservoir to Datchet Golf Course

In 1249,

Parliament in 1659 to William Stanbridge and Thomas Roberts.[6]

The history of the manor begins in 1335 when Edward III gave the manor of Datchet to William de Montacute, who then passed it on to Sir

Lord Montagu of Beaulieu is still the titular
Lord of Datchet Manor but owns no property here.

In 1641, Charles I sold the manor house and estate of Riding Court to William Wheeler. It was later sold out of the Wheeler estates, and, after passing through various hands, was finally conveyed to John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu in 1742, and so came once more under the same ownership as Datchet Manor. After the death in 1790 of his son-in-law, George, Earl of Cardigan, created Duke of Montagu in 1766, the manors passed to the latter's daughter Elizabeth wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. From 1802 the title followed the same descent as Datchet and Ditton in Stoke Poges, and the manorial rights were vested in John Walter Edward, the second Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, until recently transferred to David Mapley, the current owner.

In 1706, the ferry that carried traffic across the River Thames through Datchet was replaced by

Richmond to Windsor. Traffic between Old Windsor and Datchet now uses a southerly route along Southlea Road and crossing Albert Bridge, while a new Windsor Road was built from Datchet riverside and crossing the new Victoria Bridge.[citation needed] In 1742, John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu bought Datchet manor, and his family owned it until at least 1925; at one point it was owned by the head of the influential Montagu-Douglas-Scott family, Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.[6]

In 1790, a

poachers, for which there is good evidence.[8]

In early 1911 a young Sydney Camm watched Sir Thomas Sopwith land his aircraft on Datchet golf course, on his return journey from Windsor Castle.[9]

In popular culture

Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat describes a previous visit to Datchet and their attempts to get lodgings for the night. This has descriptions of the Manor Hotel and the Royal Stag.[10]

Commerce and services

London Waterloo line with a journey time of around 55 minutes.[11] The Manor is a hotel and conference centre, originally part of the Manor House range of houses, owned but never occupied by any lord of the manor. There is one pub in Datchet, The Royal Stag. The former Morning Star is now a Costa Coffee shop and the Plough is a branch of Tesco. Datchet has three schools; Churchmead School, a secondary school, Datchet St. Mary's Primary School, and Eton End, a private preparatory school
.

Sport & Social Clubs

Datchet has a number of sports clubs, including Datchet Cricket Club,[12] Datchet Football Club (Senior & Junior Football), a golf club founded in 1892,[13] and a sailing club at the Queen Mother Reservoir.[14] Datchet Players are an amateur dramatics society that have been putting on productions in the village hall since the 1960s.[15]

Notable residents

  • William Herschel, astronomer, lived at The Lawn on Horton Road from 1782 to 1785.[16]
  • Hon Evelyn Ellis lived at Rosenau on Southlea Road in the 1880s. He owned the first motor car in Britain.[17]
  • Barry Davies, sports commentator, lives in Datchet.
  • Stephen Tompkinson, actor, has lived in Datchet since 2003.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ "The Downstream Bridges of Windsor and Datchet. History by ThamesWeb, Windsor". thamesweb.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Powell-Smith, Anna. "Datchet". Open Doomsday. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Martin, Julia (5 June 2016). Evidence of Prehistoric Settlement at Southlea Farm, Datchet (PDF). UK.: Datchet Village Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ Krakowka, Kathryn (28 March 2018). "Neolithic causewayed enclosure discovered in Berkshire". Current Archeology. Current Publishing. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Parishes: Datchet | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  7. ^ a b Osborn, S. (1896). The History of Datchet (2nd ed.). Windsor, UK: Oxley and Son.
  8. ^ Osborn, Samuel (1886). The History of Datchet. British Library.
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  10. ^ Jerome, Jerome K (1889). Three Men in a Boat (1964 ed.). London: Folio Society. pp. 118–122.
  11. ^ "National Rail Enquiries". nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ "About us". Datchet CC. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  13. ^ The Golfing Annual – Volume 23. UK: H. Cox. 1910. p. 262.
  14. ^ "Datchet Water Sailing Club". Datchet Water Sailing Club. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  15. ^ "About Page". Datchet Players.
  16. ^ HOLDEN, EDWARD S. (1881). "Chapter 3". Sir William Herschel – His Life and Works. Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved 26 September 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Kennish, Janet. "Evelyn Ellis and the First Motor Car in England". Datchet History. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  18. ^ Sturges, Fiona (25 February 2004). "Stephen Tompkinson: Made in Britain". The Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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