Eton Wick Eton Wick Eton Wick is a village currently in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire, but traditionally in Buckinghamshire, on the River Thames. According to the Grid Ref at the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Eton. It is very close to both the historic towns of Windsor and Eton, as well as Slough and Dorney Lake, the rowing venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The village has grown rapidly between the 1880s and the 2000s. After the construction of Eton College in the 15th century, a small group of houses were built immediately west
Eton College the two days' play, and in 1910 the match made national headlines. But interest has since declined considerably, and the match is now a one-day limited overs contest. There is a running track at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre and an annual steeplechase. Among the other sports played at Eton is Eton Fives. In 1815, Eton College documented its football rules, the first football code to be written down anywhere in the world. In 2006, six years before the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games and London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, Eton completed the construction of Dorney Lake, a permanent, eight-lane,