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Wreay
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Wreay ( ) is a village in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on the River Petteril, and the M6 motorway, A6 trunk road and West Coast Main Line railway all skirt the village. It is south of Carlisle.
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- St Cuthbert Without
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- St. Mary's Church Wreay, side view - geograph.org.uk - 561277.jpg
- Dialing code
- 016974
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- postal code
- CA4
- OS grid reference
- NY434489
- Commons category
- Wreay
- historic county
- Cumberland
- P8168
- SAS
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Wreay ( ) is a village in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on the River Petteril, and the M6 motorway, A6 trunk road and West Coast Main Line railway all skirt the village. It is south of Carlisle.
==History== thumb|left|St Mary's Church, Wreay The chapel was recorded in William Hutchinson's Directory of Cumberland, published in 1738: "The chapel of Wrea, in the parish of St Cuthbert is as ancient, at least, as the reign of King Henry II, for in the year 1319 Bishop Halton allowed a chaplain to it to attend divine office on condition that he resided upon the place.... The chapelry consists of the villages of Wrea of 20 families and Newbiggin."
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