Eaton Bray is a village and civil parish in the South Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of an urban area which crosses into the parish of Edlesborough in Buckinghamshire. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England and forms part of the East of England region. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... Edlesborough is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Map of Bucks (1904) Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ...

The village name 'Eaton' is a common one in England, coming from the old English 'eitone', meaning 'farm by a river'. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Eitone. The suffix 'Bray' refers to Sir Reginald Bray and the family that once owned the manor in this village, which was located at what is today 'Park Farm'. Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ... Generic plan of a mediaeval manor; open-field strip farming, some enclosures, triennial crop rotation, demesne and manse, common woodland, pasturage and meadow Manorialism or Seigneurialism describes the organization of rural economy and society in medieval western and parts of central Europe, characterised by the vesting of legal and economic...

Eaton Bray once had a moated castle. The moat, today all that remains, is open to the public for fishing at 'Park Farm'. In Victorian times Arthur Macnamara (the 'Mad Squire' of Billington) planned to build a mansion on the site of the castle, but ran out of money after completing the lodge at the entrance to Park Farm. The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Arthur Macnamara 1831 - 1906, as squire of Billington near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire he turned a ruinous village into a model Victorian Estate. ... In medieval times a squire was a man-at-arms in the service of a knight, often as his apprentice. ... Parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Great Billington, Bedfordshire Great Billington (the name probably means hill with a sharp ridge) is a small village in Bedfordshire about three miles south of Leighton Buzzard. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ...

One of the more distinctive Victorian buildings near the church, is the 'Coffee Tavern' built by a teetotal vicar of the parish to encourage the villagers out of the local public houses. This building was financed by the Wallace family who owned much of the land in the area as well as the famous 'Wallace Nurseries' known for their carnations. The drawings and construction were carried out by the Sharratts who omitted to put a staircase in the original plans! Teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... A thatched pub (The Williams Arms) at Wrafton, near Braunton, North Devon, England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by...

Today the site of Wallace Nurseries is a housing estate and most of the roads take their name from this and some of the plant varieties they created.

Eaton Bray is often confused with the village of the same name in Leicestershire. See Eaton Bray, Leicestershire. Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eaton Bray with Edlesborough

The church was begun about AD 1200 under the patronage of the local baron of Eitone (Eaton), William de Cantelou, using stone from nearby Totternhoe. Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... William III de Cantilou (died September 25, 1254) was Baron of Abergavenny in right of his wife. ...

External links

• Eaton Bray village website
• St Mary's Eaton Bray Community Web
• Eaton Bray Parish Council