Bulmer, Essex

Bulmer
St Andrew's Church
Bulmer is located in Essex
Bulmer
Bulmer
Location within Essex
Population645 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish
  • Bulmer
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSUDBURY
Postcode districtCO10
List of places
UK
England
Essex
52°01′52″N 0°41′13″E / 52.031°N 0.687°E / 52.031; 0.687

Bulmer is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England.[2] [3] The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Sudbury in Suffolk. As well as the village itself, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the settlement of Bulmer Tye to the south of the village. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 645.

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.

Bulmer Brick and Tile Works

The village is home to Bulmer Brick and Tile Company.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 155 Bury St Edmunds (Sudbury & Stowmarket) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319242117.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "The Bulmer Brick and Tile Company for the craft of traditional brick making, Suffolk". Historic England. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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