Bury, Greater Manchester, England
City of Bury
Bury Metropolitan Borough consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom,
Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as
a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten
original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester.
Geographically, Bury is an attractive blend of town and country ranging
from Pennine moorland in the north to the suburbs of north Manchester in
the south. The common feature of the area is the River Irwell and there
are attractive villages throughout the Borough but especially in the
north and west. The East Lancashire Railway which features steam and
diesel preservation runs along the Irwell Valley and since its opening a
decade ago has brought tourism on a large scale to the whole of the
area.
There is a wide range of industry in each of the six towns with a
particular concentration of paper-making in Radcliffe and Ramsbottom.
Other industries include heavy and light engineering, woollen and
worsted manufacture, chemicals, spinning, textile finishing, luggage,
carpet manufacture, rubber, plastics, confectionery and greetings cards.
Official
City of Bury
website: www.bury.gov.uk
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