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Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. It is the largest town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.
Bury is famous for its black pudding – so much so, that it is not uncommon to see it as "Bury black pudding" on a menu.
Bury Grammar School has existed since the 16th Century.Bury was first mentioned as a parish in 962 AD and also contains several Roman ruins. It remained a small town until the Industrial Revolution when the proximity to Manchester and the abundant supply of fast running water for waterwheels allowed a dearth of factories to spring up in the area (similarly for Rochdale and Bolton). The primary product was cotton cloth which was taken to Manchester which was to become a world port thanks to the Manchester Ship Canal (together with Liverpool).
Bury has a professional football club, Bury F.C., which plays at Gigg Lane.
Local radio is provided by Tower FMTower FM Air Date March 20 1999 Frequency 107. 4 MHz Broadcast Area Bolton & Bury Style Contemporary Group The Wireless Group Tower FM is a local radio station which broadcasts across the towns of Bolton and Bury in the UK. External link Tower., a station based in nearby Bolton which broadcasts across both towns.
The town's local newspaper is the Bury Times , although the Manchester Evening NewsThe Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. It distributed in Manchester and surrounding areas. The paper vies with the Coventry Evening Telegraph as the second best-selling evening newspaper and Bolton Evening News are also widely available.
Bury's main tourist attraction is the East Lancashire RailwayThe East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire, England. The line runs from Rawtenstall via Irwell Vale, Ramsbottom and Summerseat to Bury, and from Bury to Heywood. The railway is run by the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society., a heritage railway which runs north from the town to Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall .
Bury also has a world famous market, which has been on the same site for nearly 600 years; the original license for a market was granted in 1444.