Mount Bures is a small village in England on the

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and

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borders. It takes its name from the mount or

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believed to have been built shortly after the invasion by

William the Conqueror William the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was D ...

in 1066. The Gainsborough railway line that runs through the village is believed to have been opened in 1848. A few miles down the line from Mount Bures is the

Chappel Viaduct The Chappel Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the River Colne, Essex, River Colne in the Colne Valley, Essex, Colne Valley in Essex, England. It carries the Gainsborough Line which now is a short branch linking in Essex to in Suffolk. ...

. The Thatchers Arms in Mount Bures was thought to have become a brewhouse or public house to quench the thirst of the

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working on the railway line and the viaduct in the late 1840s. A bunker from the

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

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, a series of bunkers built during

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, can be found at Mount Bures. Sergeants Orchard is a nature reserve managed by the

Essex Wildlife Trust The Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT) is one of 46 The Wildlife Trusts, wildlife trusts which cover the United Kingdom. The EWT was founded in 1959, and it describes itself as Essex's leading conservation charity, which aims to protect wildlife for the ...

south of the village.

References

External links

Mount Bures Website
This gives a full history of the village from the Saxon times up to the present day. {{authority control Villages in Essex Borough of Colchester