Julian Makey
The village of Bury has a rich history.
- Credit: ARCHANT
Bury lies approximately seven miles north/north east of Huntingdon and is close to Ramsey and St Ives. It has a population of 1,838.
Its history is tangled up with the once-powerful Ramsey Abbey and for a time was in the hands of the Cromwell family.
Some time before 1178, when Pope Alexander granted a confirmation to Ramsey Abbey, Bury had become the head of this holding, and Wistow and Raveley were berewicks to it.
Shortly after this date, at all events before 1252, Bury, Wistow and Raveley had become separate manors. Bury and Hepmangrove, under the name of Bury cum Hepmangrove, appear to have been united for certain purposes before the dissolution of Ramsey.