Mount Bures

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The Home of the Puddingstone

Mount Bures "Motte" was built around 1067 or 1068.
The Mound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument
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Mount Bures scenes

Where are we ?

The parish of Mount Bures takes its name from the "Mount" or "Mound" which stands at the centre of the village and "bur" which means building or dwelling.
The village resides in Essex, the River Stour to the North and Wakes Colne to the south.

Mount Bures was previously called "Bures St John, Little Bures or Bures Sackville" to distinguish it from Bures Hamlet and Bures St Mary.
Today Mount Bures is its adopted name.
The railway opened in 1848 and runs through the centre of the village
The nearest rail station is located at Bures Hamlet

Use it or Lose it
New Communuity Bus Service

Hedingham Omnibuses Service 83/A from Bures, Bridge Street via Mount Bures and Wakes Colne to Colchester daily.
Now starting from Bures Church.
Monday to Saturday.
Download timetable

Are you free on a Thursday ?

The why not drop into the Village Hall between
10.00 and 12.00 to join our Coffee Morning.
Coffee, tea and home made cakes
Very informal
Telephone 01787 228437 for further information

 

 
 

Recent Additions
NEW: Balls Farm
Demolished to make way for Wormingford Airfield
NEW Quoits Team 2018

Latest Pages updated

School
Newman Mill
Railway
St Johns Church
Beer House
NEW VE Day
NEW Yorklette Cottage History
NEW Update Newmans WindMill
NEW Arts and Crafts at the Thatchers
V1967 Newspaper report on Mount Bures School

NEW Mount Bures
Ukulele Group

This recently formed group has performed at the Church Harvest Supper and the Flower Festival in June 2018
Read about its history and details of its members.

There is a "contact" facility,
for further information
 

Mount Bures, 50th Anniversay of the
Flower Festival 2018

View the Photographs taken inside the church during 2018

also visit

Olives Garden and Yorklettes Cottage

 

 

Flower Festival 2019

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2019

Events include:-
White Dragon Archery
Medieval re-enactment
Bush survival Skills
Clog Dancing (Sunday)

Plus all the traditional country festival activities:
Open gardens Flower Displays
Bric a brac Stalls inc Books
Cakes & Hot food

 

NEW:- Mount Bures Church has now launched it own sensational web site.
www.mountbures.com
The Church is an integral part of the Community and has so much to offer.
There is of course the traditional Sunday morning service, but we also provide for Christenings, Weddings and Funerals.
Please take the time to visit the site LINK

 


50 years of the Flower Festival (2018 -1968)

Copy of original service sheet from 1968

Download the complete sheet here
1/7/18 Major update to web site with new improved menu system
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