Bury nr. Manchester / Buri / Byri
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view of church exterior - southwest view
Scene Description: 19thC re-building of the medieval church
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view of church interior - looking east
Scene Description: 19thC re-building of the medieval church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Chemical Engineer, 2017
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 April 2017 by Chemical Engineer [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bury_Parish_Church_08_April_2017_interior_1.jpg] [accessed 8 March 2019]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 22017BUR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: The Rock, Bury BL9 0AH, Greater Manchester, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A58, 9 km E of Bolton, 13 km NW of Manchester
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Manchester
Historical Region: Hundred of Blackburn -- formerly in Lancashire
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Norman
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
No individual entry found for this Bury in the Domesday survey. The entry for this township in the Victira County History (Lancaster, vol. 5, 1911) notes: "The church of Bury is known to have existed at the end of the 12th century. [...] A church is said to have been built here in the 13th century, and restored or rebuilt about 1535; but it had fallen into a state of decay by the middle of the 18th century, and in the year 1773 was taken down, with the exception of the tower, and a new building erected between the years 1773 and 1780"; no font mentioned. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SD8043310863] notes: "Church. Of medieval origin, but entirely rebuilt in the C19 with tower and spire of 1844-5 [...] tall architectural cover to stone font", but does not mention anything else about the font itself.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
53.594,
-2.2971
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
53° 35′ 38.4″ N,
2° 17′ 49.56″ W
UTM: 30U 546522 5938581
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2019-03-08 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.