Crai (village)
Crai is a village in the Brecon Beacons National Park in the county of Powys, Wales and the historic county of Breconshire. The population of Cray at the 2011 census was 241.[1] It gives its name to the community of Cray, within which are the hamlet of Felin-Crai and a large number of dispersed farms around the valley of the Afon Crai. The river is dammed 2 km / 1.5 mi southwest of the village to form Cray Reservoir.[2] Crai means fresh, raw water.[3]
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL12 'Brecon Beacons National Park: western area'
- ^ Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 'Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales' Gomer Press, Ceredigion