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'''Cray''' or '''Crai''' is a village and parish in [[Brecknockshire]]. It lies within the [[Brecon Beacons]] National Park. it is bounded by [[Maescar]] to the east, [[Ystradfellte]] to the south and [[Llywel]] to the west and north. The parish contains the hamlet of Felin-Crai and a large number of dispersed farms around the valley of the [[Afon Crai]]. The river is dammed 1½ miles south-west of the village to form Cray Reservoir.<ref>Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'</ref> The name may derive from the Welsh-language 'crai' meaning rough and referring originally to the nature of the river.<ref>Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 'Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales' Gomer Press, Cardiganshire</ref> | '''Cray''' or '''Crai''' is a village and parish in [[Brecknockshire]]. It lies within the [[Brecon Beacons]] National Park. it is bounded by [[Maescar]] to the east, [[Ystradfellte]] to the south and [[Llywel]] to the west and north. The parish contains the hamlet of Felin-Crai and a large number of dispersed farms around the valley of the [[Afon Crai]]. The river is dammed 1½ miles south-west of the village to form Cray Reservoir.<ref>Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'</ref> The name may derive from the Welsh-language 'crai' meaning rough and referring originally to the nature of the river.<ref>Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 'Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales' Gomer Press, Cardiganshire</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4967860 Images of Crai and surrounding area on Geograph website] | *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4967860 Images of Crai and surrounding area on Geograph website] | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|51.907|-3.606|zoom=14}} | |||
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[[Category:Towns and villages in Brecknockshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Brecknockshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 13 November 2015
Cray or Crai is a village and parish in Brecknockshire. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park. it is bounded by Maescar to the east, Ystradfellte to the south and Llywel to the west and north. The parish contains the hamlet of Felin-Crai and a large number of dispersed farms around the valley of the Afon Crai. The river is dammed 1½ miles south-west of the village to form Cray Reservoir.[1] The name may derive from the Welsh-language 'crai' meaning rough and referring originally to the nature of the river.[2]