Borough of Bury | |
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Motto: Forward in unity | |
![]() Bury shown within Greater Manchester | |
Coordinates: 53°35′34″N 2°17′53″W / 53.59278°N 2.29806°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial county and city region | Greater Manchester |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Named for | Bury |
Administrative HQ | Bury Town Hall |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• Body | Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |
• Executive | Leader and cabinet |
• Control | Labour |
• Leader | Eamonn O'Brien (L) |
• Mayor | Sandra Walmsley |
• MPs | 2 MPs |
Area | |
• Total | 38 sq mi (99 km2) |
• Rank | 197th |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 194,606 |
• Rank | 102nd |
• Density | 5,070/sq mi (1,957/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode area | |
Dialling code | 0161 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-BUR |
GSS code | E08000002 |
Website | www |
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale. The borough is centred around the town of Bury but also includes other towns such as Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Bury bounds the Lancashire districts of Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen to the north. With a population of 194,606 in 2022, it is the smallest borough in Greater Manchester.[3]
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, which covers 99 square kilometres (38 sq mi),[5] was created on 1 April 1974, with the transfer of functions from the County Borough of Bury and the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom, all previously in Lancashire.