Bury is a town in the north of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England.
Bury | |
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Bury Town Hall | |
Population | 60,718 |
OS grid reference | SD805105 |
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Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BURY |
Postcode district | BL9 & BL8 & BL0 |
Dialling code | 0161/01706/01204 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
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Bury is between Rochdale and Salford; the town is a dormitory town in a northern suburb of Manchester. It is just west of the M66 motorway, and is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. It has a population of 60,718.
It has a flourishing market which won Britain’s Favourite Market Award in 2019. It is famous for Bury Black Puddings.
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