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Fishpool is a district to the south of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester. The area is roughly-speaking, a square bounded by Wellington Road to the north, Manchester Road to the west, Gigg Lane to the south and Market Street to the east. The neighbourhood grew up in the late 1800s and became known as 'Piano Town', as many of the lower middle class households had a piano in the parlour. The streets still mostly consist of garden terraced housing, set in a grid pattern. The main streets are Nelson Street, Devon Street, Horne Street and Brierley Street, with Handley Street, Woodley Street, Carlton Street, Sultan Street and Grafton Street being either later additions or horizontal link thoroughfares. The district is the home of Fishpool Infants School and St Chad's Junior School, which are in the process of being merged. There is a row of shops on Parkhills Road, including a post office, a Co-op store and several takeaway establishments. There are 2 public houses on the fringe of the district, namely The Pack Horse and The Staff of Life. There were originally many corner shops on the minor streets, but these have long since disappeared. The district is home to Bury F.C. who play at Gigg Lane. Gigg Lane also has an entrance to the town's main cemetery. Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ... Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Lancashire, England. ... A neighbourhood (CwE) or neighborhood (AmE) is a geographically localized community located within a larger city or suburb. ... A grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument, widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that Co-op (supermarket) be merged into this article or section. ... Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. ... Gigg Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Bury, Lancashire, England. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ...


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