The village name 'Eaton' is a common one in England, meaning 'farm by a river'. It was listed in the....
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Eaton Bray History

Posted on February 18, 2005

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The village name 'Eaton' is a common one in England, meaning 'farm by a river'. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Eitone. The suffix 'Bray' refers to the family that once owned the manor in this village.

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 'Coffee Tavern' built by a tea-total vicar of the parish to encourage the villagers out of the local public houses.

More information can be found via the Eaton Bray home page.

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