Wray, Lancashire

Wray, Lancashire

Wray is a village in Lancashire, part of the Wray-with-Botton civil parish, in the City of Lancaster district.

The Village boasts a Post Office and General Store, 2 Pubs, The George and Dragon on Main Street and the New Inn on Hornby Road, a cafe at Bridge House Farm, and the beautiful scenery and walks which surround the Village including the banks of the River Roeburn and the River Hindburn.

Wray is also a wifi hotspot, with a project being run there by Lancaster University using a Locust World system of meshboxes to share the signal out to all the villagers [ [http://live.locustworld.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=92 Mesh delivers broadband to DSL "Black spots" in UK Villages] ] .

Wray is the Scarecrow Village of Lancashire, England, and has its own village website [ [http://www.wrayvillage.co.uk Wray Village website] ] . Wray is also home to the maggot races, an annual event which raises money for local charities.

History

The Wray Flood of August 8th 1967

A flash flood of incredible speed and ferocity in the river Roeburn left a trail of destruction that resulted in the loss of houses, bridges, livestock, vehicles, and personal possessions. Remarkably, despite the scale of the devastation caused by the flood, no serious injury was done to any of the people of the village.

The local significance of the Flood of 1967 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 sited in the 'Flood Garden' on Main Street, the site of some of the houses demolished as a result of the flood.

See reference [cite book |title=The Wray Flood of 1967: Memories of a Lune Valley Community|last=Garnett|first=Emmeline|publisher=Lancaster University |date=2002 |isbn=1862201196] for an historical account of the floods.

Railway

Wray Railway Station was between Hornby and Wennington on the Little North Western Railway.

carecrow Festival

The Scarecrow Festival, established 1995, takes place every year during the week leading up to May Day. There is a fair on the Bank holiday. During the week there are refreshments served daily in the Village hall and a parade of the giants.

References

External links

* http://www.vrwray.com Virtual Tour of the Village with panoramas and hundreds of photos, plus video history of the Scarecrow Festival and Wray Fair.


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