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Bury St. Edmunds
Bury St. Edmunds is a market town in the County of Suffolk, England. The town first grew around the the site of a monastery built by Sigebert, King of the Angles, around 633. In 903 the body of King Edmund (Saint Edmund the Martyr), who was slain by the Danes in 869 and at the time buried elsewhere, was moved to the monastery and the town not only became a site of pilgrimage but it also expanded. Due to continuing conflicts with the ruling Vikings the body was again moved, this time to London. In 1020, the old monastery was destroyed and King Canute was responsible for a Benedictine abbey to be built in its place, the ruins of which can still be seen in Abbey Gardens. The original name of the town, Beodericsworth, was changed to St. Edmund's Bury around 925 before being given its present name of Bury St. Edmunds. St. James's Church (now St. Edmundsbury Cathedral), the nearby St Mary’s Church, the Abbey Gate and the Norman Tower are all that remain of the mighty complex of abbey buildings that once stood alongside Angel Hill. The town has a population of over 35,000 and it is now the main cultural and retail centre for west Suffolk. Its main industries are a large brewery and a sugar beet processing factory.
St Mary's Church, seen here, is the civic church of Bury St. Edmunds and claims to be the third largest parish church in England. It is also said to have the second longest aisle and the largest west window. It stands on part of the original Benedictine abbey site at the corner of Angel Hill and Honey Hill.
Bury St. Edmunds
Bury St. Edmunds is a market town in the County of Suffolk, England. The town first grew around the the site of a monastery built by Sigebert, King of the Angles, around 633. In 903 the body of King Edmund (Saint Edmund the Martyr), who was slain by the Danes in 869 and at the time buried elsewhere, was moved to the monastery and the town not only became a site of pilgrimage but it also expanded. Due to continuing conflicts with the ruling Vikings the body was again moved, this time to London. In 1020, the old monastery was destroyed and King Canute was responsible for a Benedictine abbey to be built in its place, the ruins of which can still be seen in Abbey Gardens. The original name of the town, Beodericsworth, was changed to St. Edmund's Bury around 925 before being given its present name of Bury St. Edmunds. St. James's Church (now St. Edmundsbury Cathedral), the nearby St Mary’s Church, the Abbey Gate and the Norman Tower are all that remain of the mighty complex of abbey buildings that once stood alongside Angel Hill. The town has a population of over 35,000 and it is now the main cultural and retail centre for west Suffolk. Its main industries are a large brewery and a sugar beet processing factory.
St Mary's Church, seen here, is the civic church of Bury St. Edmunds and claims to be the third largest parish church in England. It is also said to have the second longest aisle and the largest west window. It stands on part of the original Benedictine abbey site at the corner of Angel Hill and Honey Hill.