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A lovely village with the River Stour flowing by, there are some lovely buildings here including the Church of St. Mary699/1077338807035970728S600x600Q85.jpg[/IMG][/URL]



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A view of St Mary's Church from the bridge spanning the River Stour

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In the 13th century Bures was known as Bures Nostre Dame and in the next century Bures Seinte Marie, the church of course is dedicated in the name of St Mary, anyone know the French connection?

One mile NE of the village is St Stephens Chapel, it has long been believed that on this site that Edmund The Boy King was coronated and crowned King of the East Angles

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There is a detailed website on Bures here

http://www.bures-online.co.uk/site%20map.htm

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...and more on the Chapel where [allegedly] Edmund the Boy King was crowned

http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/buresstephen.htm

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