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Bury St Edmunds (/ ˈ b ɛr i s ə n t ˈ ɛ d m ən d z /), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market and cathedral town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is best known for Bury St Edmunds Abbey and St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
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The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was once among the richest...
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Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England....
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey - Wikipedia
5 days ago · Bury Saint Edmunds, town (parish), St. Edmundsbury borough, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, eastern England, northwest of Ipswich on the River Lark. At Beodricesworth, as the town was first called, Sigebert, king of the East Angles, is said to have founded a monastery about 630; its end is unknown.
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Bury St Edmunds, commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market and cathedral town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is best known for Bury St Edmunds Abbey and St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
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Possession of Edmund’s body led to the later Benedictine Abbey becoming one of the wealthiest and most powerful monasteries in England and one of the major pilgrimage sites in western Europe. It led to the town being called Bury St Edmunds.
Free Entry. Open daily with variable opening times. Address: Abbey Gardens, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS. Before You Go. Located in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, the abbey was once one of the richest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England.
