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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 is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
- 81,101 (2021 Census)
- Bury North
Description: town in Greater Manchester, England, UK Categories: unparished area , market town and locality Location: Metropolitan Borough of Bury , England , United Kingdom , Britain and Ireland , Europe
Mar 27, 2024 · Bury, town and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, England. The River Irwell flows through the borough, which stretches from Pennine moorland in the north to within 4 miles (6.5 km) of the centre of Manchester in the south. It is crossed.
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The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale. Photo: David Ingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overall, Bury was ranked 23rd of the all local education authorities in SATs performance and 3rd in Greater Manchester in 2006. In 2007, Bury LEA was ranked 45th out of 148 in the country – and 3rd in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (47.8% compared ...
- 38.40 sq mi (99.46 km²)
- Greater Manchester
- 0161
- North West England
Bury (pronounced "Berry") is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England, ten miles north of central Manchester. Bury is a former mill town known for manufacturing textiles. Now it is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish. In 2021 its population was 81,000.
May 1, 2023 · Here on the southeastern ridge of the West Pennine Moors there’s a breathtaking view south over Greater Manchester, Cheshire and across to North Wales. The scenery is even better from the top of the tower, but you can only climb these 148 steps on heritage days. Complementing this monument there’s a statue of Peel on Bury’s Market Place. 6.
