- Bures, England
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Bures
latitude= 51.9755
longitude= 0.7808
population =
shire_district=
shire_county =Essex
shire_county3 =Suffolk
region= East of England
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
postcode_district = CO8
postcode_area= CO
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TL910344Bures (pronEng|ˈbʊɚz) is on the Essex/Suffolk border and is formed of two
civil parish es.These are
*Bures Hamlet (Essex)
*Bures St. Mary (Suffolk)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 athttp://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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