A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BURES-MOUNT, a parish in Lexden district, Essex; on the river Stour, adjacent to the Sudbury railway, near Bures station, 6 miles S by E of Sudbury. Post Town, Bures, under Colchester. Acres, 1,404. Real property, £2,479. Pop., 301. Houses, 57. An ancient artificial mound here, about 80 feet high, and of unknown origin, has a base of nearly 1½ acre. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. P. Brett.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lexden and Winstree RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
| Place: | Mount Bures |
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