Bray, Berkshire

Bray
Village and civil parish
St Michael's Church
Bray is located in Berkshire
Bray
Bray
Location within Berkshire
Population8,425 (2001)
9,110 (2011 Census including Burchett Green, Hawthorn Hill, Oakley Hill and Paley Street)[1]
OS grid referenceSU9079
Civil parish
  • Bray
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMAIDENHEAD
Postcode districtSL6
Dialling code01628
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°30′25″N 0°42′00″W / 51.507°N 0.700°W / 51.507; -0.700

Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a suburban village and civil parish in the Windsor and Maidenhead district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire. It sits on the banks of the River Thames, to the southeast of Maidenhead of which it is a suburb. The village is mentioned in the comedic song "The Vicar of Bray". Bray contains two of the nine three-Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including Bray Studios at Water Oakley, where the first series of Hammer Horror films were produced.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2016.