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Key facts
- Area
- 11.61 sq mi (30.1 km )
- Population
- 81,101 ( 2021 Census )
- Density
- 6,985/sq mi (2,697/km )
- Os grid reference
- SD805105
- London
- 169 mi (272 km)
- Metropolitan borough
- Bury
- Metropolitan county
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Areas of the town
- List Blackbridge Chesham, Elton Fairfield Fernhill Fishpool Free Town Higher Woodhill Hollins Jericho Limefield Nangreaves Pimhole Redvales Starling Tottington (Town) Town Centre Walmersley Walshaw Woolfold
- Post town
- BURY
- Postcode district
- BL0, BL8, BL9
- Dialling code
- 0161
- Police
- Greater Manchester
- Fire
- Greater Manchester
- Ambulance
- North West
- Uk parliament
- Bury North
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Welcome to Bury Council - Bury Council
bury.gov.uk →Link to the official site · 10,631 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bury
- Population
- 78729
- Area
- 30.1
- Official website
- www.bury.gov.uk
- Image
- Bury Town Hall (2).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bury, Greater Manchester
- OS grid reference
- SD805105
- postal code
- BL9
- native label
- 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. It had a population of 81,101 in 2021, while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.
The town is part of the historic county of Lancashire but has been a part of 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.