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|image_caption=[[St Edmundsbury Cathedral]] sited in the ruins of a Benedictine abbey built by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great King Canute]<ref>''[https://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/findings-of-abbey-studies-to-be-revealed-but-location-of-st-edmund-remains-key-question-9056394/ "Findings of Abbey studies to be revealed but location of St Edmund remains key question"]''</ref> | |image_caption=[[St Edmundsbury Cathedral]] sited in the ruins of a Benedictine abbey built by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great King Canute]<ref>''[https://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/findings-of-abbey-studies-to-be-revealed-but-location-of-st-edmund-remains-key-question-9056394/ "Findings of Abbey studies to be revealed but location of St Edmund remains key question"]''</ref> | ||
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'''Bury St Edmunds''', commonly referred to locally as '''Bury''', is a historic market town and civil parish in [[Suffolk]], [[England]]. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and [[Ipswich]] of the [[Church of England]], with the episcopal see at [[St Edmundsbury Cathedral]]. | '''Bury St Edmunds''', commonly referred to locally as '''Bury''', is a historic market town and civil parish in [[Suffolk]], [[England]]. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and [[Ipswich]] of the [[Church of England]], with the episcopal see at [[St Edmundsbury Cathedral]]. | ||
| − | The town, originally called Beodericsworth,<ref> | + | The town, originally called Beodericsworth,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061830/http://magnacarta800.org.uk/blogpart3.html</ref> was built on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin around 1080.<ref>http://www.ourburystedmunds.com/bid-home</ref> It is known for brewing and malting ([[Greene King]] brewery)<ref>http://www.greeneking.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=1</ref> and for a [[British Sugar]] processing factory, where Silver Spoon sugar is produced. The town is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and tourism is a major part of the economy.<ref>''[[Document:St Edmund – England's original patron saint]]''</ref> |
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Bury St Edmunds, commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich of the Church of England, with the episcopal see at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
The town, originally called Beodericsworth,[2] was built on a grid pattern by Abbot Baldwin around 1080.[3] It is known for brewing and malting (Greene King brewery)[4] and for a British Sugar processing factory, where Silver Spoon sugar is produced. The town is the cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk and tourism is a major part of the economy.[5]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:St Edmund – England's original patron saint | Article | 23 April 2019 | William Cook | St George’s Day is on 23rd April. Every time his feast day comes around, I wonder why England puts up with having such a rubbish patron saint? |
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References
- ↑ "Findings of Abbey studies to be revealed but location of St Edmund remains key question"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061830/http://magnacarta800.org.uk/blogpart3.html
- ↑ http://www.ourburystedmunds.com/bid-home
- ↑ http://www.greeneking.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=1
- ↑ Document:St Edmund – England's original patron saint
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