Wray, Lancashire

Wray is a small village in Lancashire, England, part of the civil parish of Wray-with-Botton, in the City of Lancaster district. Wray is the point at which the River Roeburn joins the River Hindburn.

Wray

Holy Trinity Church
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Location in the City of Lancaster district
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Location in the Forest of Bowland
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Location within Lancashire
Population521 (2001)
OS grid referenceSD602676
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLancaster
Postcode districtLA2
Dialling code01524
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Demographics

According to the 2001 census[1] Wray-with-Botton had 521 residents, 269 male, 252 female and 200 homes.

Facilities

The village has a general store with a post office. The village also has a pub, The George and Dragon; a tearoom, Bridge House Farm Tearooms; and the Bridge House Bistro.

Wray has a wireless broadband network maintained by Lancaster University with a wireless mesh network.[2] The village is also working with the university to trial a digital TV network through the mesh.

Wray is the Scarecrow village of Lancashire and has a website[3] one of the earliest villages to so. Wray is home to the "maggot races", an annual event which raises money for local charities.

History

1967 Wray Flood

A flash flood on 8 August 1967 of the river Roeburn resulted in the loss of houses, bridges, livestock, vehicles, and personal possessions. Despite the scale of the devastation, no serious injury was done to any residents. The flood is illustrated in the Millennium Mosaic, completed in September 2000, which represents the wind and storm spewing out a great tide of water. The mosaic is in the 'Flood Garden' on Main Street, the site of some of the houses demolished by the flood. Photos of the flood are village website and displayed the post office.[4]

Railway

Wray railway station was between Hornby and Wennington on the "little" North Western Railway. It opened in 1849 and closed six months later.[5]

Scarecrow Festival

The Scarecrow Festival, established 1995, takes place every year during the week leading up to May Day when there is a fair. During the week there are refreshments served daily in the village hall and a parade of the giants. Many villagers erect scarecrows outside their homes, and these are all photographed and added to the digital noticeboard online via the village website. On Easter Monday 2011, the festival's cricket match, Twicket, was live-streamed on the internet.

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See also

References
  1. "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  2. Mesh delivers broadband to DSL "Black spots" in UK Villages
  3. Wray Village website
  4. Garnett, Emmeline (2002). The Wray Flood of 1967: Memories of a Lune Valley Community. Lancaster University. ISBN 1-86220-119-6.
  5. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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