The place is bisected by the River Stour, the county boundary from the end of its estuary to near its source. The village is most often referred to collectively, as Bures. On the respective banks are two civil parishes: Bures Hamlet in the Braintree district of Essex, and Bures St. Mary in the Babergh district of Suffolk. The village is a post town and its pre-1996 (obsolete) postal county was Suffolk.
On the left bank is the medieval-core church of St Mary the Virgin housing eight bells with the largest weighing 21 cwt.[2] They were augmented from six to eight bells in 1951 by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon.[3] In terms of the ecclesiastical parish, and thus history before the invention of civil parishes in the 1870s there is no division, save as to county; all falls into Bures St Mary, which extends to a similar distance on each side of the river.[4]
The Bures Dragon as seen from St Stephen's Chapel in August 2022. Browning of the grass surrounding it can be seen, due to the heatwaves in Great Britain at the time.
Approximately 1 mile (1.6km) east of the village, on the edge of the Dedham Vale (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), is unique geoglyph, a chalk outline of a dragon, which was created as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. The shape of a dragon relates to a legend from the Middle Ages that tells the story of the knight Sir Richard Waldegrave, whose servants attempted to kill a dragon, but failed due to its tough hide.[5]
St Stephen's Chapel.
A viewpoint of the dragon can be accessed on a public footpath, close to St Stephen's chapel, the oldest building in the parish. The Archbishop of Canterbury dedicated the site to St Stephen on Saint Stephen's Day in 1218.[6]
The Chapel of St. Stephen, which was the private chapel of the Manor of Tany, or Tauney, contains the effigies of the 5th, 8th, and 11th Earls of Oxford from the House of de Vere. This chapel had fallen into disuse after the Reformation, and became, among other things, a barn. Hence its local name of Chapel Barn. It was restored to its present condition in the 1930s by members of the Probert family, and re-consecrated. It has long been popularly held to stand on the traditional site of the coronation of Edmund the Martyr, crowned King of the East Saxons on Christmas Day 855 or 856, as corroboration of which the chronicler Galfridus de Fontibus described the coronation as having taken place at "Bures, which is an ancient royal hill".[6] the De Veres, the Earls of Oxford, which had previously been at Colne Priory, just over the border. The De Veres were the great family of this border region, their star and boar decorating such great churches as those of Dedham, East Bergholt, Castle Hedingham and Lavenham among others, including Earls Colne itself. They inherited Colne Priory at the Dissolution, and used the chapel there as their principal burial place until the early 18th Century.
^"Bures Dragon". www.bures-online.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ ab"St Stephens Chapel or Chapel Barn, Bures". www.bures-online.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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bures, england, bures, juː, village, eastern, england, that, straddles, essex, suffolk, border, made, civil, parishes, bures, hamlet, essex, bures, mary, suffolk, buresgenuine, 16th, century, later, homes, bures, with, great, overhangs, modest, eaves, buresloc. Bures ˈ b juː e z is a village in eastern England that straddles the Essex Suffolk border made up of two civil parishes Bures Hamlet in Essex and Bures St Mary in Suffolk BuresGenuine 16th century and later homes in Bures with great overhangs and modest eaves BuresLocation within SuffolkPopulation1 433 Built up Area 2011 1 OS grid referenceTL910344Shire countySuffolkEssexRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBURESPostcode districtCO8Dialling code01787PoliceSuffolkFireSuffolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandList of places UK England Suffolk 51 58 32 N 0 46 51 E 51 9755 N 0 7808 E 51 9755 0 7808 Contents 1 Division 2 Landmarks and amenities 3 References 4 External linksDivision editThe place is bisected by the River Stour the county boundary from the end of its estuary to near its source The village is most often referred to collectively as Bures On the respective banks are two civil parishes Bures Hamlet in the Braintree district of Essex and Bures St Mary in the Babergh district of Suffolk The village is a post town and its pre 1996 obsolete postal county was Suffolk Landmarks and amenities edit nbsp Bures is served by a railway station on the Gainsborough Line seen here in 1966 On the left bank is the medieval core church of St Mary the Virgin housing eight bells with the largest weighing 21 cwt 2 They were augmented from six to eight bells in 1951 by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon 3 In terms of the ecclesiastical parish and thus history before the invention of civil parishes in the 1870s there is no division save as to county all falls into Bures St Mary which extends to a similar distance on each side of the river 4 nbsp The Bures Dragon as seen from St Stephen s Chapel in August 2022 Browning of the grass surrounding it can be seen due to the heatwaves in Great Britain at the time Approximately 1 mile 1 6km east of the village on the edge of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is unique geoglyph a chalk outline of a dragon which was created as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 The shape of a dragon relates to a legend from the Middle Ages that tells the story of the knight Sir Richard Waldegrave whose servants attempted to kill a dragon but failed due to its tough hide 5 nbsp St Stephen s Chapel A viewpoint of the dragon can be accessed on a public footpath close to St Stephen s chapel the oldest building in the parish The Archbishop of Canterbury dedicated the site to St Stephen on Saint Stephen s Day in 1218 6 The Chapel of St Stephen which was the private chapel of the Manor of Tany or Tauney contains the effigies of the 5th 8th and 11th Earls of Oxford from the House of de Vere This chapel had fallen into disuse after the Reformation and became among other things a barn Hence its local name of Chapel Barn It was restored to its present condition in the 1930s by members of the Probert family and re consecrated It has long been popularly held to stand on the traditional site of the coronation of Edmund the Martyr crowned King of the East Saxons on Christmas Day 855 or 856 as corroboration of which the chronicler Galfridus de Fontibus described the coronation as having taken place at Bures which is an ancient royal hill 6 the De Veres the Earls of Oxford which had previously been at Colne Priory just over the border The De Veres were the great family of this border region their star and boar decorating such great churches as those of Dedham East Bergholt Castle Hedingham and Lavenham among others including Earls Colne itself They inherited Colne Priory at the Dissolution and used the chapel there as their principal burial place until the early 18th Century The village is served by Bures railway station Bures United F C is a football team with several sides References edit UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Bures Built up area E34002711 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 8 February 2022 Bures St Mary the Virgin Dove s Guide for Church Bell Ringers 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2016 Bures St Mary the Virgin The Suffolk Guild of Ringers 2011 Retrieved 6 January 2016 A Church Near You Bures Dragon www bures online co uk Retrieved 15 December 2022 a b St Stephens Chapel or Chapel Barn Bures www bures online co uk Retrieved 15 December 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr Bures England wbr Bures St Mary and wbr Bures Hamlet Bures Parish Church Bures online Community Web Site Bures at War Bures United FC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bures England amp oldid 1184285154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
