Bray, Maidenhead, South Bucks :: The British Place Names Website

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Brai

Built-Up Area: Maidenhead
Parish/Community: Bray
Unitary Authority: South Bucks
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°30'28"N 0°42'6"W
Eastings/Northings: 490186, 179584
OS Grid: SU901795
Mapcode Local: GBR D6R.HC1
Mapcode Global: VHDWR.SC99

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bray within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Bray in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Bray, par. and vil., E. Berks -- par. (partly in Maidenhead), 9053 ac., pop. 6423; vil., 1½ mile SE. of M.; P.O.

Bray in the Domesday Book

A village in Bray hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Reinbald the priest (subinfeudated); King William
- Taxable Value: 18 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £25 in 1066; £18 in 1070; £17 in 1086
- Households: 56 villagers; 7 smallholders; 4 slaves; 3 men-at-arms
- Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 25 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 50 acres
- Woodland: 60 swine render
- Churches: 1
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alwin son of Cypping
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin son of Cypping
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
- Churches: 1

British Place Names

Bray, South Bucks

Bray is a village in Maidenhead, South Bucks

Bray in historic gazetteers

Bray in the Domesday Book