 St. Michael's church, Bray Bray (sometimes Bray-on-Thames) is a village in Berkshire, on the banks of the River Thames. This is the village mentioned in the song The Vicar of Bray. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1007 KB) Bray church, UK. Taken by Rob Neild in March 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1007 KB) Bray church, UK. Taken by Rob Neild in March 2005. ...
A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
Berkshire (IPA: or ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ...
The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ...
The character of The Vicar of Bray appears in a traditional English folk song with that title, and was the subject of a comic opera which opened at the Globe Theatre, in London, on July 22, 1882, for a run of 69 performances. ...
Monkey Island, in the Thames, is associated with the 3rd Duke of Marlborough, and still houses two amusing structures that he built and furnished with paintings of monkeys. Monkey Island is an island in the River Thames near the village of Bray, Berkshire, England. ...
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706-1758) was a British politician of the 18th century. ...
Bray is home to two restaurants with three Michelin stars: The Fat Duck, which was adjudged the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2005, and The Waterside Inn, which ranked 19 in Restaurant's list. There are several very expensive houses on the river upstream of Bray lock and they have been referred to as 'Millionaires row' in the national press. The flooding risk of these houses has recently been decreased by the Jubilee River a large drainage ditch between Maidenhead and Eton. There are also many television and film studios in the Bray area. New York City 2006 First Michelin Red Guide for North America The Michelin Guide (Le Guide Michelin) is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. ...
The Fat Duck is a restaurant run by chef Heston Blumenthal in the village of Bray in Berkshire, England. ...
Restaurant is a British magazine aimed at chefs, restaurant proprietors and other catering professionals. ...
The Jubilee River is a new channel which was built during the 1990s to divert flood waters from the River Thames around Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton. ...
Maidenhead is a town in Berkshire, England, and has a population of around 60,000. ...
Eton can refer to several things: Eton, Berkshire, a town in England. ...
Bray won the Small Village award in the 2005 Britain in Bloom awards. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom; organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, and currently sponsored by B&Q. It is entered by settlements; the winner is the settlement judged to have beautified itself best with the use of flowers and plants. ...
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