The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes.

The River Cray is a tributary of the River Darent in southern England. It rises in Priory Gardens in the London Borough of Bromley, then flows northwards past an industrial and residential area of St Mary Cray, through St Paul's Cray where there was once a paper mill, through Foots Cray, and enters the parkland of Foots Cray Meadows. Here it flows under Five Arch Bridge (c.1781) and past Loring Hall (c.1760), once the home of Lord Castlereagh, who committed suicide there in 1822. It continues northwards through North Cray and Bexley, where there is a restored Gothic cold plunge bath house (built around 1766 as part of Vale Mascal Estate), thence through the parkland of Hall Place (built by John Champneys, 1540). It then turns east through Crayford and Barnes Cray before joining the Darent, which flows northwards into the River Thames between Crayford Marshes and Dartford Marshes. The villages through which it flows are collectively known as The Crays. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x593, 117 KB)The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x593, 117 KB)The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... The confluence of the River Darent (left) and the River Cray (right) on Crayford Marshes. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The London Borough of Bromley is a London Borough of outer southeast London. ... St Mary Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, lying on the River Cray. ... Foots Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley near to the town of Sidcup. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (June 18, 1769 - August 12, 1822), known until 1821 by his courtesy title of Viscount Castlereagh, was an Anglo-Irish politician born in Dublin who represented the United Kingdom at the Congress of Vienna. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the former Bexley Borough Council Bexley is a place in south east London in the London Borough of Bexley. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hall Place is a former stately home, today a Grade 1 listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, beside the River Cray, west of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley. ... Lord Mayors of London: before 1300 1189-1211 Henry Fitzailwyn 1212-1214 Roger Fitzalan 1215 Serlo le Mercer 1215 William Hardel 1216 James Alderman 1217 Salomon de Basing 1218-1221 Serlo le Mercer 1222-1226 Richard Renger 1227-1231 Roger le Duke 1231-1237 Andrew Buckerel 1238 Richard Renger 1239... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Crayford is a town in the London Borough of Bexley that was an important bridging point in Roman times across the River Cray, a tributary of the River Thames. ... Barnes Cray is a place in the London Borough of Bexley. ... The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ...

There is a signposted public footpath called the Cray Riverway alongside the river, beginning at Foots Cray Meadows and continuing for 10 miles (about 16 km) northwards to the Thames. It is marketed as part of the London LOOP. The London Outer Orbital Path or London LOOP is a 225 km (140 mile) signed walk along public footpaths, and through parks, woods and fields in Outer London. ...

Meaning: the term "cray" is an old British one, meaning "clear, pure".