Braywick is a linear suburb in the southern portion of the

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of Maidenhead and formerly in the

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of Bray in the

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county of Berkshire. It is incorrectly called Bray Wick on Ordnance Survey maps.

Geography

Natural conservation areas

Braywick Park is a park and local nature reserve on the west side of the York Stream. Adjoining this, on the east side of York Stream, is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) called Bray Meadows.

Notable people

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was an

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aristocrat born in

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who inherited the ownership of a regiment that served

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under the

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during the

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and then the French First Republic during the

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Villages in Berkshire Maidenhead Bray, Berkshire {{Berkshire-geo-stub