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Bures Swan (Bures Hamlet)
Bures Swan (Bures Hamlet)
North East, 51.97191,0.77171
Not in Suffolk, but included for community reasons.
1 Station Hill, CO8 5DD
grid reference TL 904 340
It's shown on this old OS map from about the end of the 19th century. interactive map
The Swan was actually on the Essex side of the village; we include it here because the Suffolk and Essex Bures parishes effectively make up a single village settlement.
We don't keep up-to-date information about this pub, but you can find more information at WhatPub.
The pub closed in 2013 and was found de-signed in July 2014.
Gallery
Historical interest
Died on 15 July 1855; aged 82, Mrs Elizabeth Turner, of the Swan inn, Bures. Ipswich Journal, July 1855**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.