Bray, Berkshire

Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It borders the River Thames, and lies to the south and south-southeast of Maidenhead, to which it is attached. The civil parish of Bray is far larger than the village itself and includes a number of other villages and hamlets over an area of 24. 98km2. It had a population of 8, 425 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9, 110 at the 2011 Census. The village is mentioned in the comedic song The Vicar of Bray. Bray contains two of the four three-Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including Bray Studios, where the first series of Hammer Horror films were produced. TransportBray sits on the banks of the River Thames, 1. 5 miles south of Maidenhead town centre and 5 miles north-west of Windsor. The B3028 road runs through the centre of Bray, and the A308 (Maidenhead-Windsor road) runs between Bray and the adjoining village of Holyport. The M4 motorway junction 8 /9 is approximately 1 mile from Bray, and Maidenhead railway station is 1. 5 miles away in Maidenhead town centre.

Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It borders the River Thames, and lies to the south and south-southeast of Maidenhead, to which it is attached. The civil parish of Bray is far larger than the village itself and includes a number of other villages and hamlets over an area of 24. 98km2. It had a population of 8, 425 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9, 110 at the 2011 Census. The village is mentioned in the comedic song The Vicar of Bray. Bray contains two of the four three-Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including Bray Studios, where the first series of Hammer Horror films were produced. TransportBray sits on the banks of the River Thames, 1. 5 miles south of Maidenhead town centre and 5 miles north-west of Windsor. The B3028 road runs through the centre of Bray, and the A308 (Maidenhead-Windsor road) runs between Bray and the adjoining village of Holyport. The M4 motorway junction 8 /9 is approximately 1 mile from Bray, and Maidenhead railway station is 1. 5 miles away in Maidenhead town centre.