Wreay

Wreay
St Mary's Church, Wreay
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Wreay is located in the former City of Carlisle district
Wreay
Wreay
Location in the former City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
Wreay is located in Cumbria
Wreay
Wreay
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY434489
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARLISLE
Postcode districtCA4
Dialling code016974
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AmbulanceNorth West
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54°49′55″N 2°52′48″W / 54.832°N 2.880°W / 54.832; -2.880

Wreay (/ˈrə/ REE)[1] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It lies on the River Petteril, the M6 motorway, A6 trunk road and West Coast Main Line railway all skirt the village. In 1931 it had a population of 131.[2]

  1. ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (London: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 164.
  2. ^ "Population Statistics Wreay Ch/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 November 2018.