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Bures is a village in eastern England that straddles the Essex/
On the left bank is the medieval-core church of St Mary the Virgin housing eight bells with the largest weighing 21 cwt. They were augmented from six to eight bells in 1951 by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon. 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.
Approximately 1 mile (1.6km) east of the village, on the edge of the Dedham Vale AONB, is a chalk outline of a 
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
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Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
border, made up of two civil parishes: Bures Hamlet
Bures Hamlet is a civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 749.
The parish covers the western part of the village of Bures, the eastern part being in the Bures St. Mary parish in Suffo ...
in Essex and Bures St. Mary
Bures St Mary is a civil parish in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. In 2005 it had a population of 940, reducing to 918 at the 2011 Census. The parish covers the eastern part of the village of Bures, the western part be ...
in Suffolk.
Division
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
Bures Hamlet is a civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 749.
The parish covers the western part of the village of Bures, the eastern part being in the Bures St. Mary parish in Suffo ...
in the Braintree district of Essex, and Bures St. Mary
Bures St Mary is a civil parish in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. In 2005 it had a population of 940, reducing to 918 at the 2011 Census. The parish covers the eastern part of the village of Bures, the western part be ...
in the Babergh district of Suffolk. The village is a post town and its pre-1996 (obsolete) postal county
The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known as former postal counties, were postal subdivisions in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996. The purpose of the postal county – as opposed to any other kind of county – was to aid the ...
was Suffolk.
Landmarks and amenities
On the left bank is the medieval-core church of St Mary the Virgin housing eight bells with the largest weighing 21 cwt. They were augmented from six to eight bells in 1951 by Gillett and Johnston of Croydon. 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.
Approximately 1 mile (1.6km) east of the village, on the edge of the Dedham Vale AONB, is a chalk outline of a dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
, 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.
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
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...
dedicated the site to St Stephen on Saint Stephen's Day in 1218.
The village is served by Bures railway station.
Bures United F.C. is a football team with several sides.
References
External links
Bures Parish Church
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