Bures is a village in eastern England. Because of its location straddling the Essex/Suffolk border, it is divided into two civil parishes: Bures Hamlet in Essex and Bures St. Mary in Suffolk. The village is thus served by two county councils, three district councils , two Members of Parliament and two Education Authorities . For postal purposes, the village's official postal county is Suffolk. The parishes lie on opposite sides of the River Stour, which is the county boundary between Essex and Suffolk. The entire village, however, is generally called Bures. There are eight bells that hang the church of St Mary the Virgin, with the largest weighing 21 c...
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