Bury is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.
Image: Market Place, Bury geograph.org.uk 4315632
Image: The Rock, Bury geograph.org.uk 2842240
Image: Whitehead Clock Tower Bury
Image: Bury War Memorial and Parish Church (geograph 4417032)
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester.
Image: Tower Blocks over Knott Mill, geograph 6866152 by David Dixon
Image: Peel Monument August 2022 (1)
Image: Church Gardens, Wigan geograph.org.uk 3578326
Former weavers' cottages in Wardle. An increase in domestic cloth production, and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution is attributed to a population boom in the area.