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Historic Venue The Watermans Arms building was originally built circa 1542, and before it became a public house was both a morgue and the local jail. |
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| The Saxon settlement of “Eyton” or “Eytun”, meaning a settlement on an island, was probably established sometime between the 7th and 10th centuries. By 1198 Eton was large enough to be referred to as a “vill” or town, and was of comparable size to nearby Windsor. At the first national census in 1801, the population of Eton, excluding the College boys, was 2026 compared with Windsor's 3122. | |
| In 1440, Henry VI, aged only 18, was given Papal permission to found the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Eton. His great foundation of Eton College has altered the town's life for the last 560 years. One lesser known but proud claim to distinction is that Eton was the first town in the country to have a complete modern drainage system. Eton also possesses the earliest Victorian post box in England, which is still in service. | |
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