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Ten and a Half Things you didn't know about Bury
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1) Despite Bury being 'The Home of The Black Pudding', the World Black Pudding Throwing competition is hosted by rivals, Ramsbottom and the Black Pudding Festival is held in Bacup.
2) The Wellington Barracks, the home of the 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment was actually in Bolton Road, Bury
3) Bury used to be called Bury St Edmunds, until a raiding party of Suffolk and Cambridge Monks headed North and exhumed the body of St Edmund from Bury Municipal Cemetery and Mausoleum and returned him his rightful home exactly halfway between Cambridge and Ipswich. A new Abbey and Town were created here and subsequently called Bury St Edmunds in 1093. Bury St Edmunds in Lancashire subsequently lost it's full moniker and has since just been called Bury.
2) The Wellington Barracks, the home of the 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment was actually in Bolton Road, Bury
3) Bury used to be called Bury St Edmunds, until a raiding party of Suffolk and Cambridge Monks headed North and exhumed the body of St Edmund from Bury Municipal Cemetery and Mausoleum and returned him his rightful home exactly halfway between Cambridge and Ipswich. A new Abbey and Town were created here and subsequently called Bury St Edmunds in 1093. Bury St Edmunds in Lancashire subsequently lost it's full moniker and has since just been called Bury.
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4) elbow + Victoria Wood were both from Bury
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5) Our very own Nicky Ajose was born in Bury.1
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6) they have a goal keeper22
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My sister is named after Bury, but due to a hospital error it's spelt differently6
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We bought a goalkeeper once from Bury....... pretty good he was to. Wonder if they have any more going spare?1
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2016 was the amount of away fans we took for the 0-0 midweek league cup fixture0
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ricky_otto said:
Beat ya both too it... Nir Nir Nir Nir Nir NirRob7Lee said:3 -
We've never lost to bury on Saturday 6th August........
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Bury is the now only team to be named wholly after a single foodstuff.
If I hadn't included th word "single" there I would have been wrong because or Shrewsbury*
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7) There has only been one reported set of twins from Bury, both of whom went on to have successful careers in broadcasting. Dave Bury is a radio presenter and his twin sister Mary is a judge on a cooking show.5
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We've never beaten them either.......ricky_otto said:We've never lost to bury on Saturday 6th August........
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Locals pronounce it "Burry" as in "furry" or "hurry." Nicky Akose has played 47 games for them in loan in two spells scoring 17 times.0
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or Drawn....Rob7Lee said:
We've never beaten them either.......ricky_otto said:We've never lost to bury on Saturday 6th August........
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Bury is home to the East Lancashire Railway which is based at Bolton Street Station and runs steam and diesel powered trains4
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lancashire lad said:
Bury is home to the East Lancashire Railway which is based at Bolton Street Station and runs steam and diesel powered trains
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Gigg lane is the last terrace on which I smoked a spliff, during the 1995 play off semi vs PNE. pretty much everyone in he ground seemed to be smoking. I can't be sure as it's a bit of a blur but think Bury won
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They sign players - and very rarely loan them out0
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Derek hasn't got a Bury coat that he has only worn 3 times.8
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I always try and come last.....if I can be bothered.....ForeverAddickted said:3 -
Fiona?sam3110 said:My sister is named after Bury, but due to a hospital error it's spelt differently
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Yeah yeah dont exaggerate... thats not what your wife tells me!!ricky_otto said:
I always try and come last.....if I can be bothered.....ForeverAddickted said:
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Let's not derail on of the finest threads known to CL.ForeverAddickted said:
Yeah yeah dont exaggerate... thats not what your wife tells me!!ricky_otto said:
I always try and come last.....if I can be bothered.....ForeverAddickted said:3 -
Ex Charlton player that won silverware with Charlton that went on to captain Bury.
Who was he........and shirty5 i know you have the answer.0 -
Bury was originally named Rub You by the Romans.
However, this caused problems when people were asking for directions to get to the Lancashire town, with the police being called on a number of occasions.
"Can you tell me how I get to Rub You?"
"Could you assist me with getting to Rub You?"
"I would like to get to Rub You, can you help?"
It was decided to drop the 'o' and the other 'u' which were sent out on loan to Bournemouth (formerly known as Burnemoth).5 -
they are one of 23 clubs that are more prepared for this season than us.1
