Monument record MCC7137 - Mount Bures
Summary
Mount Bures is a Domesday Manor held by Wulfmer before the Conquest, by Roger of Poitou afterwards.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 89 31 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL83SE |
| Civil Parish | MOUNT BURES, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Mount Bures is a Domesday Manor held by Wulfmer before the Conquest, by Roger of Poitou afterwards. There was a mill here before and after the Conquest. After the Conquest, some land was also held by Roger of Raismes. <1>
An earthwork trial trenched in 1972 may be a mill dam, but no dating evidence was found (see 0000). 'The Lexden Hundred Saxon manor of Buresis firmly established as that general territory of Mount Bures parish.' Presumably the siting of the Norman church and motte are indicative of the siting of the Saxon settlement. <2>
AP <3>- <5>.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SEX1130 DESC TEXT: Rumble, A. 1983. Domesday Book - 32, Essex. 46,1, 39,6.
- <2> SEX28979 EXCAV REPORT: Holbert, PR. 1973. The Investigation of a Mound at Mount Bures, Essex, 1972. Vol 16 pp3-9.
- <3> SEX52250 AP: Tyler, Sue. 1986. Mount Bures.
- <3> SEX60455 AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/15/2-4.
- <4> SEX60454 AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/14/13-15.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2015 11:41AM