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Mount Bures Church

The Mount

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The parish of Mount Bures takes its name from the `mount` or mound, which stands in the centre of the village and `bur`, meaning cottage or dwelling.
The village resides in Essex with its boundary extending to the River Stour to the north and Wakes Colne to the south.

Mount Bures was sometimes called Bures St John, Little Bures or Bures Sackville, to distinguish it from Bures Hamlet and Bures St Mary.

Today, Mount Bures is the adopted modern name. The railway line opened in 1848 which runs through the parish from south to north.

The nearest rail station is at Bures.

Railway Crossing

The next PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held in the Village Hall,
Craigs Lane: to be advised
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The Mount
The colony of Badgers which have made a set in the Mount are slowly being relocated to another part of the field. They are currently eroding the Mount and causing considerable damage.

Please DO NOT feed the badgers at the Mount, this will seriously hinder the work to entice them further down the meadow.
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Recent Additions

Archaeological Dig at Cowlins Field
History of Wellhouse
MorrisMen
Abberton- Ouse Water TransferI
AArcheaological Dig at the Mount with Carenza Lewis -
Thieves target the church and remove Floor Tiles
Blacksmith to the Gold Mines of Australia

August 2011, "Carenza Lewis" of Time Team fame excavated the Mount with fellow archaeologists.
During the period July15th - August 15th, 3,500 visitors
viewed the Mount web pages


While we are looking at the top of the Mount, lets not forget the Badgers who have made their home inside the base


All photographs are copyright and taken by Alan Beales