NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bury (borough)

Borough of Bury

Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Greater Manchester
Area: - Total	Ranked 244th 99.48 km�
Admin. HQ:	Bury
ONS code:	00BM
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 77th 181,344 1,823 / km�
Ethnicity:	93.9% White 4.0% S.Asian
Politics
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bury.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	David Chaytor, Ivan Lewis

Bury is a metropolitan borough in northern Greater Manchester. The borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.

The borough has an area of 24,511 acres and serves a population of 181,900.

The current borders date from April 1, 1974, when the former county borough of Bury merged with the boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom.

Districts of England - North West England
Allerdale \| Barrow_in_Furness \| Blackburn with Darwen \| Blackpool \| Bolton \| Burnley \| Bury \| Carlisle \| Chester \| Chorley \| Congleton \| Copeland \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Eden \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Fylde \| Halton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley \| Lancaster \| Liverpool \| Macclesfield \| Manchester \| Oldham \| Pendle \| Preston \| Ribble Valley \| Rochdale \| Rossendale \| St Helens \| Salford \| Sefton \| South Lakeland \| South Ribble \| Stockport \| Tameside \| Trafford \| Vale Royal \| Warrington \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral \| Wyre
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

Categories: Stub | Greater Manchester

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