Mount Bures
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 St. John's church, Mount Bures |
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  Mount Bures |
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| District | Colchester |
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| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 0°46′01″E / 51.95°N 0.767°E
Mount Bures is a small village on the Essex and Suffolk borders. It takes its name from the mount or motte believed to have been built shortly after the invasion by William the Conqueror in 1066.
The "Gainsborough" railway line that runs through the village is believed to have opened in 1848. A few miles down the line from Mount Bures is the Chappel Viaduct. The Thatchers Arms in Mount Bures was originally thought to have become a brewhouse or public house to quench the thirst of the navvies working on the railway line and the viaduct in the late 1840s.
A bunker from the Colchester Stop Line (a series of bunkers built during World War 2) can be found at Mount Bures.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Bures. |
- Mount Bures Website This gives a full history of the village from the Saxon times up to the present day.
- Managing a Masterpiece part of a National Lottery funded project included examination of what is believed to be a Motte-and-bailey. Carenza Lewis supervised the dig.