Bury, Greater Manchester

Bury
Bury
Town
	Market Place Town Hall St Mary's Church Whitehead Clock Tower Victoria Wood Statue Fusilier Museum Transport Museum
	Bury Location within Greater Manchester
Area	11.61 sq mi (30.1 km2)
Population	81,101 (2021 Census)
• Density	6,985/sq mi (2,697/km2)
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;
Website	bury.gov.uk

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.

Sir Robert Peel was born in the town. Peel was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who founded the Metropolitan Police and the Conservative Party. There is a memorial and a monument for Peel, the former stands outside Bury Parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on Holcombe Hill. The town is 5 miles (8 km) east of Bolton, 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Rochdale and 8 miles (12.9 km) north-west of Manchester.