Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0Before 1961: 48% of the homes in Bury
Most towns have 18%, so Bury has 2.7 times as much. The registers count 13 places within 25 km of Bury; the closest, Croix de chemin du Bassin-Sud, is 13 km away. The closest top-tier heritage is in Westbury, 14 km from here. 2 people on record were born in Bury before 1914, Aylmer Byron Hunt the earliest.
Around Bury, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1840
Out to 25 km from Bury, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Église d'Eaton Corner, in Cookshire-Eaton, is the oldest (1840). The bars count 11 dated places within 25 km. 2 are older than 1867.
13 designated places lie within 25 km of Bury
The oldest, Église d'Eaton Corner, dates from 1840, 19 km away. Croix de chemin du Bassin-Sud in Westbury is the nearest, 13 km away. They stand in 4 towns, East Angus, Weedon and Cookshire-Eaton among them.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Croix de chemin du Bassin-SudClassified heritage building (Québec) · 13 km away, in Westbury |
| Site du patrimoine du Pont-Couvert-McVetty-McKerryCited heritage site (Québec) · 1893 · 14 km away, in Weedon |
| Pont McVetty-McKenzieClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1893 · 14 km away, in Weedon |
| Presbytère de Saint-Louis-de-FranceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1907 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Church of St Louis of FranceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1923 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Bureau de poste d’East AngusMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1914–1915 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, East Angus, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1915 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Église Christ Church d’East AngusMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Église Emmanuel United ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899 · 16 km away, in East Angus |
| Académie d'Eaton CornerClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1864 · 19 km away, in Cookshire-Eaton |
| Site du patrimoine d'Eaton CornerCited heritage site (Québec) · 19 km away, in Cookshire-Eaton |
| Église d'Eaton CornerClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1840–1841 · 19 km away, in Cookshire-Eaton |
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Bury, against 4.1% elsewhere
Count back from today and half of Bury’s homes are older than 1981. Only 21% of Bury’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. In Bury, 18% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Bury and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 1,243 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Westbury | 1,207 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dudswell | 1,850 | 0 | 0 | — |
| East Angus | 4,261 | 6 | 0 | 1886 |
Bury in brief
In Bury, 48% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, Julia Grace Wales (1881) and Aylmer Byron Hunt (1864) are its people of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Bury’s history
How many historic places does Bury have on the registers?
Inside Bury, none so far. At 13 km, Croix de chemin du Bassin-Sud in Westbury is the nearest, with the top designation.
When did Bury become a municipality?
Wikidata gives July 1, 1855 for Bury, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Bury?
Before 1961: 48% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).