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| Bury | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
The market place, The Rock, Whitehead Clock Tower, St Mary the Virgin Church, the town hall and the market | |
  Bury Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Area | 11.61 sq mi (30.1 km2) |
| Population | 81,101 (2021 Census) |
| • Density | 6,985/sq mi (2,697/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SD805105 |
| • London | 169 mi (272 km) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Shire county |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | BURY |
| Postcode district | BL0, BL8, BL9 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | bury |
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Bury (/ˈbɛri/, /ˈbʊri/) is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.[1] which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.[2]
The town was originally part of the county of Lancashire but has been in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester since 1974. Bury emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles. The town is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish.
Sir Robert Peel was born in the town. Peel was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who founded the Metropolitan Police and the Conservative Party. A memorial and monument for Peel, the former stands outside Bury Parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on Holcombe Hill. The town is 5 miles (8 km) east of Bolton, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Rochdale and 8 miles (12.9 km) north-west of Manchester.
- ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names – B, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 17 October 2008
- ^ "United Kingdom: Countries and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 September 2024.