Imported historical comment — Dreadnaught — 2022-10-29 22:55:33
There was stream along Mercian way. It may have been dug in the 13th Century on the orders of Richard, Earl of Cornwall to divert the Cippenham Villagers' water supply to the Abbey in Dorney that he had bestowed.
This man may had quite a nasty attitude towards the people that lived in Cippenham. He had a deer park centered about Wood Lane in which he had an old Saxon Wooden Hall as a retreat. He had a number of other places (such as Cornwall) and he probably tired of Cippenham well before his life was run.
Today they name Pubs and roads after him.
Original comment #1896