Bulmer, Essex
Appearance
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Bulmer is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England.[1] [2] According to the 2001 census it had a population of 568, increasing to 584 at the 2011 Census.[3] The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Sudbury in Suffolk. The settlement of Bulmer Tye is located to the south of the village.
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Mr and Mrs Andrews, the subject of one of the most famous works of the painter Thomas Gainsborough, are buried in the churchyard whilst a memorial to them hangs within the church itself.
The village is home to Bulmer Brick and Tile Company.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 155 Bury St Edmunds (Sudbury & Stowmarket) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319242117.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "The Bulmer Brick and Tile Company for the craft of traditional brick making, Suffolk". Historic England. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links
[edit] Media related to Bulmer at Wikimedia Commons
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