Thornhill cemetery

Thornhill cemetery is a major cemetery and crematorium located in the Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located between the A469 road (Thornhill Road) and the M4 motorway.

Entrance road to Thornhill cemetery
Wenallt Chapel at Thornhill cemetery

Thornhill Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40-acre (160,000 m2) site as part of the Thornhill Cemetery. The cemetery contains two chapels – Wenallt Chapel and Briwnant Chapel -, and the Gardens of Remembrance for the scattering of cremated remains.[1]

Judge and World War II Victoria Cross recipient Sir Tasker Watkins (1918–2007) was cremated here,[2] as was Rhodri Morgan (1939–2017), First Minister of Wales.

Notes
  1. "The Suburb of Llanishen". Cardiffians. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  2. Burial Location of VC Holders – Glamorganshire.
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