Bury St. Edmunds Bury St. Edmunds (bĕrˌ sənt ĕdˈməndz) [key],
town (1991 pop. 30,563), Suffolk, E central England. It is the
market and processing center for the surrounding rich farm
region. The town also has engineering works, a brewery, timber
yards, and a beet-sugar factory. In 903 the remains of King
Edmund were interred here in a monastery, founded c.630, which
later became a famous shrine and Benedictine abbey founded by
Canute. In 1214, English barons struggling against King John
took an oath in the abbey to compel him to accept their demands.
The result was the Magna Carta (1215). Among the buildings of
historical interest in the town are a Norman gate, ruins of St.
James Cathedral, and a 15th-century church. Moyses Hall, a
Norman residence, has been made into a museum. More on Bury St
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