Bures St. Mary
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| Bures St. Mary | |
  Bures St. Mary shown within Suffolk |
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| Population | 899 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Babergh |
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURES |
| Postcode district | CO8 |
| Dialling code | 01787 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South Suffolk |
| List of places: UK • England • Suffolk | |
Coordinates: 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
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