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To the west of Eton and south of the M4 are Dorney village and Dorney Reach. The Thames forms the District boundary here and the riverside meadows stretch for miles.
Between Dorney and Dorney Reach is the church and Dorney Court. The church has a Tudor brick tower and examples of architecture from Norman times of the Victorian period. Of note are the Norman tub font, the 17th century gallery and an 18th century family pew.
Dorney Court dates from the 15th century but was much altered in later years. It belonged at one period to the Garrard family, one of whom, Sir William, was Lord Mayor of London in the late 16th century. The house has a panelled hall with dais, screens and open timbered roof. It is said that the first English pineapple was grown here in the 17th century by a gardener employed by the Palmer family, who still owns the property.
A lane leads south from Dorney across the meadows to the hamlet of Boveney which stands close to Boveney Lock on the Thames. A bargeman’s chapel, part of it Norman, stands along at the end of the path that leads past the timber-framed Boveney Court.
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