Historical People
- William Herschel (astronomer to George III and discoverer of the planet Uranus) lived with his sister in a house on Horton Road in 1782 and from 1783 to 1785, he occupied "The Lawn" on Horton Road and built a 20 ft telescope in the garden.
- Charles Dickens was the most famous person known to have used Datchet Station when he varied his routes to Slough visiting his mistress.
- Hon. Evelyn Ellis drove the first ever motor car to be driven or owned in Britain to his home in Southleigh Road in 1895. The actual car can be seen in The Science Museum in London. Ellis was closely associated with The Prince of Wales (the later King Edward VII) and gave him his first ever ride in a car.
- Hon. John Scott Montagu - Lord of the Manor of Datchet and Ditton was another early motoring pioneer whose families continued interest resulted in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu
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