Bury is known for all sorts of things.
It's home to award-winning attractions, quite a few famous faces and not to mention Bury's world famous market - and its black pudding.
Historically though, the town was part of Lancashire and emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town.
But have you ever thought why where you live is named what it is?
There is actually a lot to be said about how places got their names and obviously it's all part of the history.
And Bury is no different.
The name of the Greater Manchester town (or Buri or Byri as it was earlier known), comes from the Anglo-Saxon burg or burh and means "a stronghold".
Or the Old English word meaning castle, stronghold or fort.
It is believed that in ancient times, the whole area was forest, marsh and moorland which at the time was inhabited by nomadic herdsmen.
