- Wray, Lancashire
Wray is a
village inLancashire , part of the Wray-with-Bottoncivil parish , in theCity 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 theRiver Hindburn .Wray is also a
wifi hotspot, with a project being run there byLancaster 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 ofLancashire ,England , and has its own village website [ [http://www.wrayvillage.co.uk Wray Village website] ] . Wray is also home to themaggot 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 toMay Day . There is a fair on theBank holiday . During the week there are refreshments served daily in theVillage 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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