Bury St. Edmunds

[ber-ee seynt ed-muhndz, -suhnt-]

noun

1. a city in W Suffolk, in E England: medieval shrine.

Bury St Edmunds

/ ˈbɛrɪ sənt ˈɛdməndz /

noun

1. a market town in E England, in Suffolk. Pop: 36 218 (2001)

Example Sentences

The trial of Amy Denny and Rose Cullender, from Lowestoft, held in Bury St Edmunds in 1662 set a precedent that was believed to have influenced the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts at the end of that century.

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A partnership between Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds and the Salem Witch Museum in the US aims to further explore the connections.

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Bury St Edmunds hosted the largest witch trial in English history.

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Georgia Scarff, 16, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, died from a severe head injury after being hit by a lorry on a local road in the early hours of 15 April 2024, during the Easter holidays.

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Both Prinsley, who represents Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, and Opher were first elected to Parliament in 2024.

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