Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary

infobox UK place

country = England
official_name= Bures St. Mary
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static_image_caption=
latitude= 51.97177
longitude= 0.77728
population = 899
shire_district= Babergh
shire_county = Suffolk
region= East of England

constituency_westminster= South Suffolk
post_town= BURES
postcode_district = CO8
postcode_area= CO
dial_code= 01787
os_grid_reference= TL908340

Bures St. Mary is a civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 899.

The parish covers the eastern part of the village of Bures, the western part being in the Bures Hamlet parish in Essex.

Alan Beales a local resident has spent the last ten years documenting the village history from 1900 up to the present day. In particular looking at the lost retail outlets and local industries that have disappeared during this time. Read all about how the River with its "lighters" (barges) and how the Railway played an important part in transporting goods to and from the village

The site contains over 200 pages of local information

Look at the Bures Home page(http://www.bures-online.co.uk) for more information.

There is also a collection of some 200+ images of village life at his other web site at http://www.bures.org.uk

External links

* [http://www.parishchurch.co.uk/ Bures Parish Church]
* [http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures Home Page]


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