St Michael's Church, Bray
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| St Michael's Church, Bray | |
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| 51°30′32.56″N 0°42′07.07″W / 51.5090444°N 0.7019639°W | |
| OS grid reference | SU 90169 79704 |
| Location | Bray, Berkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | braystmichael.co.uk |
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| Archdeaconry | Berkshire |
| Deanery | Maidenhead and Windsor |
| Parish | Bray and Braywood |
St Michael's Church, Bray, is a Grade II* listed parish church[1] in the Church of England in Bray, Berkshire.
The church dates from 1293, supposedly to replace a Saxon church at Water Oakley.[2]
It was partly rebuilt ca. 1500 and extensively restored 1857–82 by Thomas Henry Wyatt.
It has a number of sculptures which may have come from the earlier church, including a damaged Sheela na Gig.
The ecclesiastical parish shares the wider parish boundaries so is named Bray St Michael with Braywoodside.[3][failed verification]
In 1938, the royal funeral of George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, was held at St Michael's, after which the marquess was buried in Bray Cemetery.
