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Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irwell. It lies 5.5mi east of Bolton, 5.9mi west-southwest of Rochdale and 7.9mi north-northwest of Manchester. Bury is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, with an estimated population in 2015 of 78,723. The borough of Bury has a wider population of 187,474 as of 2011.Historically part of Lancashire, Bury emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles.Bury is known for its open-air Bury Market and the traditional local dish, black pudding. The Manchester Metrolink tram system terminates in the town.Bury resident Sir Robert Peel was a British Prime Minister who founded the Metropolitan Police and Conservative Party. The Peel Memorial stands outside Bury parish church and the Peel Monument stands on Holcombe Hill in Ramsbottom, overlooking the borough.