Sir Robert de Bures, Knight, lord of Acton Manor
Dates: Circa 1250–1331
Biography
A Suffolk knight and substantial landholder who acquired Acton Manor in or about 1311, established Acton Hall as his principal residence and was buried at All Saints church, Acton, where his monumental brass survives.
Notes / Sources
His acquisition of Acton is directly linked to the principal manor in the local archaeological record and in the cited manorial literature.
Research sources:
- Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Acton Hall, Monument MSF746; Walter Arthur Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, Acton entry; Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward II, cited by Copinger and later Bures family research. — https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/Monument/MSF746
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