2006-09-23 02:03:41 · 4 answers · asked by Renata M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the main town in the borough of St Edmundsbury and is probably most famous for the ruined abbey which stands near the town centre. The abbey is a shrine to Saint Edmund, the Saxon King of the East Angles, who was killed by the Danes in 869 AD. The town initially grew around Bury St Edmunds Abbey, a site of pilgrimage, and developed into a flourishing clothmaking town by the 14th century. The town is closely associated with Magna Carta, in 1214 the barons of England met in the Abbey Church and swore that they would force King John to accept the Charter of Liberties, later known as Magna Carta.
The abbey was largely destroyed during the 16th century with the dissolution of the monasteries but Bury remained a prosperous town throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. As would be expected of a town in such a rural area, Bury fell into relative decline with the onset of the industrial revolution and accordingly remains an attractive market town. It is also home to Culford School, a leading public school, situated just 4 miles north of the town
Bury St. Edmonds
Started out in 945 as a Benedictine abbey, Bury St. Edmonds was founded to house the remains of Edmund, King of East Anglia, who was tortured and beheaded here by marauding Danes in 869. Until it was dissolved under kingly edict in the 16th C., the abbey enjoyed great wealth and power.
Today the Abbey is a vast set of ruins, surrounded and intertwined with public gardens. A plaque stands where in 1214 the nobles gathered and swore to force the Magna Carta onto King John. Against the back of the ruins stands the Bury Cathedral. Another magnificent structure, this one has enjoyed additions as late as the 1960's, but despite its' cathedral status, St. Mary's church located next door almost defeats the cathedral proper in stature.
You will see from the above that both names are used.
2006-09-23 02:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I'm aware it's saint edmUnds. Named after one of I think four possible saint edmunds. Edmonds would be a popular dislocation of the spelling.
2006-09-23 09:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by I O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes u r right....don't go there nothing happens there of any interest zzzzzzzzz
2006-09-27 08:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by flymetothemoon279 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the diff is the u &o
2006-09-23 09:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by FLOYD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋