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Bray
Bray may refer to: Places France * Bray, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' * Bray, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'' * Bray-Dunes, in the Nord ''département'' * Bray-en-Val, in the Loiret ''département'' * Bray-et-Lû, in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' * Bray-lès-Mareuil, in the Somme ''département'' * Bray-Saint-Christophe, in the Aisne ''département'' * Bray-sur-Seine, in the Seine-et-Marne ''département'' * Bray-sur-Somme, in the Somme ''département'' *Pays de Bray, a watershed in Normandy Ireland * Bray, County Wicklow ** Bray Daly railway station ** Bray Male School, former name of Saint Cronan's Boys' National School *Bray Head, a hill just south of Bray, Wicklow *Bray Head, Kerry, a hill on Valentia Island, County Kerry *Bray Lower, a townland of County Kildare *Bray Upper, a townland of County Kildare United Kingdom *Bray, Berkshire, a village near Maidenhead * Bray Shop, a village in Cornwall * River Bray United States * Bray Place, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bray, Berkshire
Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a suburban village and civil parish in the Windsor and Maidenhead district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire. It sits on the banks of the River Thames, to the southeast of Maidenhead with which it is contiguous. The village is mentioned in the comedic song " The Vicar of Bray". Bray contains two of the nine three- Michelin-starred restaurants in the United Kingdom and has several large business premises including Bray Studios at Water Oakley, where the first series of Hammer Horror films were produced. Geography The civil parish of Bray is far larger than the village itself and includes a number of other villages and hamlets over an area of . It had a population of 8,425 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9,110 at the 2011 census. Bray is a large parish, although its area has shrunk considerably since Maidenhead was detached. As well as the village, the parish contains a large number of villages and hamlets, which were origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bray Daly Railway Station
Bray / Daly Railway Station (''Stáisiún Bhré / Uí Dhálaigh'' in Irish) is a station in Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located adjacent to Bray seafront and is 600 m from Bray Main Street via Florence Road or Quinsborough Road. Bray marks the end of the double track line from Dublin and is the end point for most suburban services, with train stabling facilities convenient to the station. Routes DART From the inception of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) service in 1984 until its extension south to Greystones in 2000, Bray was the southern terminus, with a large number of sidings just south of the station for stabling trains. Although some DARTs now continue southwards to Greystones, the majority still terminate in Bray. Northbound DART services towards Howth and Malahide usually start from Bray, with some originating from Greystones. From Bray southbound the line becomes single track. Other services Bray is on the intercity Dublin-Rosslare and commute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bray (surname)
Bray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Bray (1948–2001), British historian *Alastair Bray (born 1993), Australian footballer * Anna Eliza Bray (1790–1883), British novelist * Angie Bray (born 1953), British politician * Billy Bray (1794–1868), British preacher * Charles Bray (1811–1884), British philosopher * Charles Bray (glass artist) (1922–2012), British painter and glass sculptor * Charlotte Bray (born 1982), British composer * Curtis Bray (1970–2014), American football player and coach * David A. Bray, American technologist, chief information officer at the Federal Communications Commission * Deanne Bray (born 1971), American actress * Dennis Bray (born 1939), British biologist * George Bray (1918–2002), English footballer *Graham Bray (born 1953), English former rugby league footballer * Hiawatha Bray, American technology columnist * James Albert Bray (1870–1944), American bishop, academic administrator and college president * Jan de B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bray-sur-Somme
Bray-sur-Somme (, literally ''Bray on Somme (river), Somme'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Twin towns It is twinned with Inkberrow. Geography The communes is situated on the D1 and D329 road junction, some east-northeast of Amiens. The commune is surrounded by hills to the east and to the west. To the south, the marshes are crossed by the Somme (river), Somme. The town has been a strategic location over the centuries thanks to the four fords crossing the river here, the old boundary between Artois and Picardy. Population Etymology ''Bray'' is a place name of Celtic origin meaning "marshy land". The name ''Braium'' has been documented since about 630. History Early times Archeological searches have established that the area had Gallic and Roman occupation, confirmed by the weapons and various domestic objects found in and around Bray. In 630, '' Braium'' was unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
