List of cemeteries in England

This is a list of cemeteries in England still in existence. Only cemeteries which are notable and can be visited are included. Churchyards and graveyards that belong to churches and are still in existence are not included. Ancient burial grounds are excluded.

Gravestones in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester

Cemeteries in London and Brighton and Hove have separate lists.

List of existing cemeteries

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Name of the cemetery	Date opened	Community	County	Postal area	Closed	Remarks	Website
Agecroft Cemetery	1903	Salford	Greater Manchester	M27	tbc		Yes
Aldershot Cemetery	1860	Aldershot	Hampshire	GU11	tbc
Aldershot Military Cemetery	1856	Aldershot Military Town	Hampshire	GU11[1]	tbc	Military cemetery
Allerton Cemetery	1909	Liverpool	Merseyside	tbc	tbc
Anfield Cemetery	1863	Liverpool	Merseyside	tbc	tbc
Arnos Vale Cemetery	1839	Bristol	Bristol	BS4	In use		Yes
Bath Abbey Cemetery	1844	Bath	Somerset	BA2	1995		Yes
Biggleswade Cemetery	1869	Biggleswade	Bedfordshire	tbc	tbc
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery	1856	Sunderland	Tyne and Wear	tbc	tbc
Blackley Cemetery	1953	Manchester	Greater Manchester	tbc	tbc
Boston Cemetery	1855	Boston	Lincolnshire	tbc	tbc
Brandwood End Cemetery	1899	Birmingham	West Midlands	B14	tbc
Brookwood Cemetery	1852	Brookwood	Surrey	tbc	tbc
Cambridge City Cemetery	1903	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	tbc	tbc
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial	1956	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	tbc	tbc	Military cemetery
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery	1967	Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	tbc	tbc	Military cemetery
Carleton Crematorium and Cemetery	1935	Blackpool	Lancashire	tbc	tbc
City Road Cemetery	1881	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Compton Cemetery - Watts Cemetery	1896	Guildford	Surrey	tbc	tbc
Crookes Cemetery	1906	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Darwen Cemetery	1861	Darwen	Lancashire	BB3	In use		Yes
Everton Cemetery	1880	Liverpool	Merseyside	tbc	tbc
Flaybrick Hill Cemetery	1864	Birkenhead	Merseyside	tbc
Ford Park Cemetery	1848	Plymouth	Devon	PL4	In use		Yes
Gildencroft Quaker Cemetery, Norwich	?	Norwich	Norfolk	tbc	tbc
Greenhaven Woodland Burial Ground	1994	Lilbourne	Warwickshire	tbc	tbc	First Natural Burial Ground
Hamilton Road Cemetery	1856	Deal	Kent	tbc	tbc
Harlow Hill Cemetery	1871	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	HG2	tbc	Public	Yes
Harrogate (Stonefall) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery	1943	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	HG3	tbc	Military cemetery	Yes
Histon Road Cemetery, Cambridge	1843	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	CB4	tbc		Yes
Hitchin Cemetery	1857	Hitchin	Hertfordshire	tbc	tbc
Hollybrook Cemetery	1913	Southampton	Hampshire	SO16	In use	Yes
Holywell Cemetery	1847	Oxford	Oxfordshire	OX1	In use		Yes
Hull General Cemetery	1847	Hull	Yorkshire	HU5	Closed to burials	Hull's classic Victorian Cemetery	Yes
Jesmond Old Cemetery	1836	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Tyne and Wear	NE2	In use		Yes
Landican Cemetery	?	Landican	Merseyside	CH49	In Use		https://www.wirral.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/deaths/burials-and-cremations/cemeteries-and-crematoria/landican#wgSM-3
Letchworth Cemetery	?	Letchworth Garden City	Hertfordshire	tbc	tbc	Closed to new burials
Locksbrook Cemetery	1864	Bath	Somerset	BA1	tbc
Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery	1873	Royal Tunbridge Wells	Kent	tbc	tbc
Key Hill Cemetery	1836	Birmingham	West Midlands	tbc	tbc	Closed to new burials
Layton Cemetery	1935	Blackpool	Lancashire	tbc	tbc
Linthorpe Cemetery	1869	Middlesbrough	North Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Lodge Hill Cemetery	1895	Birmingham	West Midlands	B29	tbc
London Road Cemetery	1847	Coventry	West Midlands	CV1	TBC		Yes
Lowestoft Cemetery	1885	Lowestoft	Suffolk	tbc	tbc
Lye and Wollescote Cemetery	1879	Lye	West Midlands	tbc	tbc
Macclesfield Cemetery	1866	Macclesfield	Cheshire	tbc	tbc
Middleton Cemetery	1912	Rochdale	Greater Manchester	tbc	tbc
Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge	1848	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	CB1	1949		Yes
Mount Cemetery	?	Guildford	Surrey	GU1	tbc
Norton Cemetery (Sheffield)	1869	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Osney Cemetery	1848	Oxford	Oxfordshire	tbc	tbc
Overleigh Cemetery	1850	Chester	Cheshire	tbc	tbc
Reading Old Cemetery	1843	Reading	Berkshire	tbc	tbc
Robin Hood Cemetery	1917	Solihull	West Midlands	tbc	tbc
Rock Municipal Cemetery	1845	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire	tbc	tbc		No
Rosary Cemetery, Norwich	1819	Norwich	Norfolk	NR1	In use		Yes
Sheffield General Cemetery	1836	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	S11	1978		Yes
South Stoneham Cemetery	1905	Southampton	Hampshire	tbc	1978
Southampton Old Cemetery	1846	Southampton	Hampshire	SO15	In use		Yes
Southern Cemetery	1879	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	Greater Manchester	M21	tbc		Yes
St James Cemetery	1829	Liverpool	Merseyside	L1	1936		Yes
St Michael's Cemetery	1862	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
St Sepulchre's Cemetery	1848	Oxford	Oxfordshire	tbc	tbc
Stoney Royd Cemetery	1861	Halifax	West Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Tinsley Park Cemetery	1882	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium	1872	Barrow-in-Furness	Cumbria	tbc	tbc
Toxteth Park Cemetery	1856	Liverpool	Merseyside	tbc	tbc
Undercliffe Cemetery	1854	Bradford	West Yorkshire	tbc	tbc
Wardsend Cemetery	1859	Sheffield	South Yorkshire	tbc	1980
Warstone Lane Cemetery	1848	Birmingham	West Midlands	tbc	tbc	Closed to new burials
Weaste Cemetery	1857	Salford	Greater Manchester	M5	tbc		Yes
Welford Road Cemetery	1849	Leicester	Leicestershire	tbc	tbc
West Derby Cemetery	1884	Liverpool	Merseyside	tbc	tbc
Westmill Woodland Burial Ground	2011	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire	SN6	tbc	Natural burial ground	Yes
Witton Cemetery	1863	Birmingham	West Midlands	tbc	tbc	Closed to new burials
Wolvercote Cemetery	1889	Oxford	Oxfordshire	tbc	tbc
York Cemetery, York	1837	York	North Yorkshire	tbc	tbc

References

1. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/38800/ALDERSHOT%20MILITARY%20CEMETERY

Further reading

• Greenwood, Douglas; Who's Buried Where in England (2006); Constable & Robinson; London; 416p; ISBN 978-1-84529-305-5.

External links

• National Federation of Cemetery Friends
• Preservation of Historic Cemeteries by English Heritage