Crays Pond

Crays Pond is a hamlet situated in the parish of Goring Heath in South Oxfordshire. Crays Pond is about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) northeast of Goring-on-Thames and about 7.0 miles (11.3 km) northwest of Reading, Berkshire.

Crays Pond
Crays Pond is located in Oxfordshire
Crays Pond
Crays Pond
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU 63688 80576
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtRG8
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central

Notable residents

Notable residents of Crays Pond include the Russian ballet dancers Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov who both lived in the same Russian-owned safe house at different times.[1]

In 2016 Crays Pond 71-year old resident Doreen Pechey became the oldest person in Britain to pass the Royal Academy of Dance's grade 6 ballet exam and was dubbed "Britain's oldest ballerina".[2]

References

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