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cheapciggies | 19:35 Wed 25th Sep 2002 | People & Places
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where did bury st edmunds get its name?
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Logically enough, it's where St Edmund was buried. See this link for more details. http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/stedmund.htm
10:58 Thu 26th Sep 2002
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St Edmund was indeed 'buried' there, but that is not where the 'bury' part of the name came from. There are, in fact, quite a few places called 'Bury' around England - including the one called just that in Lancashire. All of these took their names from the Scandinavian word 'byr', meaning a dwelling or settlement. So St Edmundsbury - now Bury St Edmunds - is just 'St Edmund's Place', really.
08:35 Fri 27th Sep 2002
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Interestingly enough, in England the suffix "-bury", as in Canterbury means "town of". In Thailand, the suffix "-buri" as in Kanchanaburi, means the same thing. Apparently they both come from Sanscrit.
15:21 Fri 27th Sep 2002

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