Village in England
Bray Wick | |
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Village | |
Braywick Nature Centre | |
Bray WickLocation within Berkshire | |
OS grid reference | SU8979 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Maidenhead |
Postcode district | SL6 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
51°30′N 0°43′W / 51.50°N 00.71°W / 51.50; -00.71 |
Braywick (sometimes written as Bray Wick) is a linear suburb south of the town of Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It was formerly part of the parish of Bray.
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 the stream, is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) called Bray Meadows.
Notable people
- Arthur Dillon (1750–1794) was an Irish Catholic aristocrat born in England who inherited the ownership of a regiment that served France under the Ancien Régime during the American Revolutionary War and then the French First Republic during the War of the First Coalition.
References
- "Magic Map Application - Braywick Park". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Magic Map Application - Bray meadows". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
Media related to Bray Wick at Wikimedia Commons
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