Eaton Bray

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Eaton Bray

TitleEaton Bray

CountyBedfordshire

CoordinatesLat : 51.8666667 Lon : -0.5833333

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Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Eaton Bray is a village and civil parish in the South Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of an urban area which crosses into the parish of Edlesborough in Buckinghamshire and is adjacent to the Bedfordshire village of Totternhoe.

The village name 'Eaton' is a common one in England, coming from the old English 'eitone', meaning 'farm by a river'. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Eitone. The suffix 'Bray' refers to Sir Reginald Bray and the family that once owned the manor in this village, which was located at what is today 'Park Farm'.

Eaton Bray once had a moated castle. The moat, today all that remains, is open to the public for fishing at 'Park Farm'. In Victorian times Arthur Macnamara (the 'Mad Squire' of Billington) planned to build a mansion on the site of the castle, but ran out of money after completing the lodge at the entrance to Park Farm.

One of the more distinctive Victorian buildings near the church, is the built by a teetotal vicar of the parish to encourage the villagers out of the local public houses. This building was financed by the Wallace family who owned much of the land in the area as well as the famous 'Wallace Nurseries' known for their carnations. The drawings and construction were carried out by the Sharratts who omitted to put a staircase in the original plans!

Today the site of Wallace Nurseries is a housing estate and most of the roads take their name from this and some of the plant varieties they created.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Eaton Bray"

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Local Campsites

Toc H Rickmansworth Campsite is 10.75 Miles away

Local Tourist Attractions

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is 2.4 Miles away
Ashridge is 4.03 Miles away
Lewsey Park Pool is 4.81 Miles away
Ascott Estate is 5.78 Miles away
Wardown Swimming & Leisure Centre is 7.08 Miles away
Woburn Abbey is 8.03 Miles away
Aqua Splash is 9.72 Miles away
National Trust Kings Head Inn is 10.48 Miles away
Wrest Park Gardens is 12.15 Miles away
Chiltern Pools is 13.18 Miles away

Local Golf Courses

Dunstable Downs Golf Club is 2.11 Miles away
Tilsworth Golf Club is 2.97 Miles away
Ashridge Golf Club is 4.02 Miles away
Griffin Golf Club is 5.03 Miles away
Leighton Buzzard Golf Club is 6.08 Miles away
Stockwood Park Golf Club is 6.94 Miles away
Aylesbury Vale Golf Club is 7.73 Miles away
South Beds Golf Club is 7.79 Miles away
Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club is 10.32 Miles away
The Millbrook Golf Club is 11.96 Miles away

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