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==Notable residents== *[[William Herschel]], astronomer, lived at ''The Lawn'' on Horton Road from 1782 to 1785.<ref>{{cite book |last1=HOLDEN |first1=EDWARD S. |title=Sir William Herschel β His Life and Works |chapter=Chapter 3 |chapter-url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sir_William_Herschel,_his_life_and_works/Life_at_Datchet,_Clay_Hall,_and_Slough;_1782-1822 |website=WikiSource |year=1881 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> *[[Hon Evelyn Ellis]] lived at ''Rosenau'' on Southlea Road in the 1880s. He owned the first motor car in Britain.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennish |first1=Janet |title=Evelyn Ellis and the First Motor Car in England |url=http://datchethistory.org.uk/datchet-people/evelyn-ellis-and-the-first-motor-car-in-england/ |website=Datchet History |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> *[[Barry Davies]], sports commentator, lives in Datchet. *[[Stephen Tompkinson]], actor, has lived in Datchet since 2003.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sturges |first1=Fiona |title=Stephen Tompkinson: Made in Britain |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/stephen-tompkinson-made-in-britain-70816.html|date=25 February 2004 |work=The Independent|access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>
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