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443: 453: 433: 70: 54: 991: 1008: 983: 966: 77: 1102: 260: 479:. Bray is a large parish, although its area has shrunk considerably since Maidenhead was detached. As well as the village, the parish contains a large number of villages and hamlets, which were originally scattered amongst the remains of the dense woodland of 1095: 1070: 863:" in a satirical 18th-century song of that name. The titular character frequently changed his religious principles in order to remain in office throughout various reforming upheavals in the English church. The story was turned into an 1250: 300: 722:, and his two wives. One of the local cottages has a tunnel which it is believed leads to the church and served as an escape route for clergymen. The current 121: 1275:
The ecclesiastical and architectural topography of England. Bedfordshire (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk)
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in the centre of Bray. The restaurant opened in 1995, and has held a three-star Michelin Guide rating since 2004. In 2005, it was named the
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have been referred to as Berkshire's 'Millionaires' row' in the national press. The flood risk of these houses has been decreased by the
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church at Water Oakley. It has a number of sculptures which may have come from the earlier church, including a damaged
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and Frederic Poulette. The restaurant has three Michelin stars and in 2010 became the second restaurant outside
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magazine and in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Best Restaurant in the UK, scoring a maximum 10 out of 10 in the
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over an area of 24.98 km (9.64 sq mi). It had a population of 8,425 at the
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of Bray is far larger than the village itself and includes a number of other villages and
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9,110 (2011 Census including Burchett Green, Hawthorn Hill, Oakley Hill and Paley Street)
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Maidenhead to Windsor road runs between Bray and the adjoining village of Holyport. The
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restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including
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The Culture of Giving: Informal Support and Gift-Exchange in Early Modern England
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Since the redistribution of parliamentary boundaries, which took effect at the
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of which it is a suburb. The village is mentioned in the comedic song "
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Trust having been transferred from The Fishmongers Company in 2010.
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shares the wide parish boundaries and is named Bray St Michael with
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Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Windsor and Maidenhead"
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junction 8/9 is approximately 1 mile (2 km) from Bray, and
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is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away in Maidenhead town centre.
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The village features as the home of the eponymous "
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Bray contains two of the nine three- 1710: 1204: 1096:Office for National Statistics : 392:district, in the ceremonial county of 1460: 1248: 1065: 1063: 905: 885:Who sang through the whole of the day 812:(1892–1938) – buried in Bray Cemetery 591:Bray contains two of the eight three- 1728:Populated places on the River Thames 1437: 941: 678: 627:was founded in 1972 by the brothers 28:Village and civil parish in England 13: 1418: 1220: 1131:National Heritage List for England 1060: 931: 824:(born 1938) – pianist and composer 14: 1749: 1452: 897: 881:"There was an old person of Bray, 749: 740:Worshipful Company of Fishmongers 1077:. Office for National Statistics 1006: 989: 981: 964: 758:(1927–2016) – Co-creator of the 683: 75: 68: 52: 1431: 1412: 1394: 1376: 1350: 1334:. Fatduck.co.uk. Archived from 1324: 1188:. Fatduck.co.uk. 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Index

Bray
Village
civil parish

Bray is located in Berkshire
Berkshire
OS grid reference
SU9079
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ceremonial county
Berkshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SL6
Dialling code
Police
Thames Valley
Fire
Royal Berkshire
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Maidenhead

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