he Frays River is fed by the River Colne at a weir north of Denham Lock. It runs parallel to the Colne for around four miles before rejoining it south of West Drayton. By 1641 the Frays River powered at least five mills. John Fray was Baron Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1400s. He had much experience of rivers and mills around London and had a financial interest in Cowley Hall - a property which adjoins the Frays River. There is a huge variety of bird life Swans ,Ducks ,Moorhens and various other species of birds live by the river banks side by side with there human neighbours ....

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