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Bury is a large town in Lancashire, standing on the River Irwell. Bury is famous for its open-air market, Bury Market, which has been on the same site since 1444. During the Industrial Revolution Bury became a mill town. Bury Castle was a 13th-century fortified manor house, now viewable as foundations. Edward Hodges Baily's 1851 statue of Sir Robert Peel (a Bury man) stands in the centre of town. Bury Art Museum (1899) contains the Wrigley collection of paintings, including works by J. M. W. Turner, Edwin Henry Landseer, John Constable and Peter De Wint. The town is within the council area of Bury.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.592692,-2.2987701
Grid Reference: SD803107
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Bury
Country: England
GBPNID: 7165
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bury,_Lancashire_7165
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.592692,-2.2987701
Grid Reference: SD803107
Police Area: Greater Manchester
Council Area: Bury
Country: England
GBPNID: 7165
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bury,_Lancashire_7165
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