Eton

History

The name derives from Old English Ēa-tūn, meaning "River-Town", a reference to Eton's proximity to the River Thames. The land that is now Eton once belonged to the manor of Queen Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor. The land was appropriated by the Normans after 1066; and by 1086, the lord was Walter son of Other. In 1812, Porny's charity school was founded by the estate of the late Antoine Pyron du Martré, otherwise Mark Anthony Porny, French master at Eton College. Later named Eton Porny, it became the school for local children at 29 High Street. In 1863, moving to the school's current site at 14 High Street Eton. The population was 3,526 by 1841. The college sometimes leased small plots of land to the village as an act of charity, leading to the construction of houses near the bridge. Scholars at the college also used to collect "salt" (money) from the inns of Eton High Street. This practice continued until 1845 when a scholar refused to associate with the inns because they were a "temptation" to Eton students. By 1925 the town was described as more commercial than residential, with most of the buildings (apart from those of the school itself) belonging to businesses serving the schoolboys. a bypass opened in 1966.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  25,006
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,082
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,065
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  19,997
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,715
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16,637
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,455
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15,265

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2020-09-22
  5 km N of Aylesbury, United Kingdom
• M 3.9 — 2020-09-08
  2 km WSW of Pitstone, United Kingdom
• M 3.3 — 2019-02-27
  3 km SE of Dorking, United Kingdom
• M 2.8 — 2018-07-05
  1 km S of Ewhurst, United Kingdom
• M 2.6 — 2018-06-27
  5 km W of Capel, United Kingdom
• M 2.7 — 2018-04-01
  4 km E of Holmwood, United Kingdom