Heap was a district of

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

, England until it was abolished in 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Heywood,

Bircle The historic parish of Bircle, near Bury, England, was created on 1 July 1846, although the village of Bircle (nowadays known as Birtle) pre-dates this by many centuries. It is believed that 'Bircle' is a shortening of the phrase 'Birch Hill ...

and

Unsworth Unsworth is a village and residential area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of Unsworth Ward, as of the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census is 9,492. The village sits approximately north of ...

. The district of Heap in the county of Lancashire was created in 1837 and abolished in 1894 to become parts of the parishes of Heywood, Bury, Birtle cum Bamford, and Unsworth.

References

*https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol5/pp136-141 Bury, Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub