Bray

England, United Kingdom
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Bray, town (parish), Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, England. It lies on the River Thames, adjoining the towns of Maidenhead (northwest) and Windsor (southeast).

The well-known English ballad “The Vicar of Bray,” of unknown authorship, tells how the vicar of the community retained his ecclesiastical living by changing creed according to necessity from the time of Charles II until the accession of George I. The modern village is residential in character. Pop. (2001) 8,425; (2011) 9,110.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.