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Bray (England)

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Bray

Village in southern England; population (2001) ward 7,000; parish 8,500. It is situated on the left bank of the River Thames, 3 km/2 mi southeast of Maidenhead. The village has a number of timber-framed and Georgian houses. The bridge here was designed by Brunel. The village is mentioned in the popular 18th-century song, ‘The Vicar of Bray’.

The parish church has a 15th-century lych-gate. Jesus Hospital, a group of almshouses, was built in 1627. Ockwells Manor, a 15th-century manor house, lies 3 km/2 mi to the southwest of Bray.
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