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Bury
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bury -bury
English
+, Greater Manchester
+ (surname)
Etymology
The place name means "fort," from en ang burg. en borough Brough burgh.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɛɹi/
en berry Berry bury
Proper noun
~ s
en place cc/England:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire OS grid ref TL2883. Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
en town/and/metropolitan borough co/Greater Manchester. Borough map (Greater Manchester)
en 3 September 2026 William Morgan David Saville Town's rail link plans move a step closer BBC News The proposed City Valley Rail Link would use the existing East Lancashire Railway route between Rawtenstall and Bury, with passengers connecting to Metrolink services into Manchester. 4 September 2026
en hamlet par/Brompton Regis dist/Somerset West and Taunton co/Somerset OS grid ref SS9427.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Chichester co/West Sussex OS grid ref TQ0113. Parish map (West Sussex)
en Bury St Edmunds.
en village mun:suf/Péruwelz p:suf/Hainaut c/Belgium.
en commune in dept/Oise r/Hauts-de-France c/France.
en mun in rcomun/Le Haut-Saint-François r:suf/Estrie p/Quebec c/Canada.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Bury St Edmunds
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Bury is the 11296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Bury is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.
References
A brief history of Bury, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Further reading
Anagrams
en bruy Ruby ruby
Polish
Etymology
From pl bury.
Pronunciation
bury
Proper noun
m-pr Bura,Bury
pl
Further reading