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Heap was an area of Bury, in the county of Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), England. Most of the township was on the south bank of the River Roch.[1]

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53.60°N 2.25°W / 53.60; -2.25
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Heap was formerly a township in the parish of Bury,[2] in 1866 Heap became a separate civil parish,[3] in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Heywood and Unsworth, part also went to Bury and Birtle cum Bamford.[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 17,208.[5]

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