Bures, situated on the Suffolk Essex boarder, is approximately 5 miles South of Sudbury and 10 miles north of Colchester.  The village has a railway station connecting to the mainline London to Norwich service, via Marks Tey.  There is a regular bus running from Colchester through Bures to Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds.  There are three public houses, a primary school, a Baptist Church and St Mary’s Parish Church.