Bures St. Mary is a small village and civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, in eastern England. It sits on the south bank of the River Stour and forms a close, cross‑county community with neighbouring Bures Hamlet in Essex, giving the area a distinctive riverside character against the gently rolling, agricultural landscape near the picturesque Dedham Vale.
The place has a long history with medieval church fabric and a scattering of historic cottages and farm buildings, while today the local economy is largely agricultural with small businesses, village amenities and a commuter element to nearby towns such as Sudbury and Colchester. Community life is lively for a village of its size, with village groups, occasional fetes and events, riverside walks and a quiet but steady draw for visitors who enjoy the rural scenery and local heritage.
Postcode districts covering Bures St. Mary
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.9 miles
- Colchester 7.4 miles
- Chelmsford 21.5 miles
- Braintree 12.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 19.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.5 miles
- Felixstowe 23.5 miles
- Haverhill 16.7 miles
- Witham 13.9 miles
- Sudbury 4.3 miles
- Maldon 17.6 miles
- Stowmarket 16.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bures Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Lamarsh Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Bures Hamlet Parish 1.9 miles
- Assington Built-up area 2 miles
- Leavenheath Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Little Cornard Parish 2.3 miles
- Mount Bures Parish 2.4 miles
- Wormingford Parish 2.5 miles
- Alphamstone Parish 2.6 miles
- Nayland-with-Wissington Parish 2.6 miles
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 2.9 miles
- Great Henny Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Bures St. Mary
CO8 5JD, CO8 5JW, CO8 5LH, CO8 5BP, CO8 5BL, CO8 5BS, CO8 5LF, CO8 5EF, CO8 5ED … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 24.5 miles
- London Southend Airport 28.6 miles
- Bures Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Chappel and Wakes Colne Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Bus Station 4.6 miles
- Colchester Bus Station 8.1 miles
Hotels near Bures St. Mary Ad
- Stoke By Nayland Golf & Spa Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- The Mill Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Essex Golf & Country Club Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 4.5 miles
- The Crown Stoke By Nayland 4 4.6 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Colchester 3 7.5 miles
- The Dog Inn 3 6.9 miles
- St Nicholas Hotel 8 miles
- GreyFriars 4 8 miles
Schools in Bures St. Mary
- Bures C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 4.1 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 7.2 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 8.1 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8.9 miles
- University of Essex University 9.9 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 10.3 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 14.7 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 15.6 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 16 miles