List of cemeteries in London

Below is a list of notable cemeteries in Greater London. It forms part of the List of cemeteries in England.

This list does not try to be complete. 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.
The list includes separate sub-sections for the Magnificent Seven, the crematoria of London and a list of cemeteries that no longer exist.

Criteria for inclusion in this list

Notability criteria

Cemeteries on this list are notable for fulfilling at least two of the following categories:

1. The cemetery has listed buildings or structures

2. English Heritage identifies it as notable (e.g. by placing it on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens or other publication by EH)

3. It has special historical value (such as the Magnificent Seven)

4. At least five people of note are buried in the cemetery (with biographies in Wikipedia)

5. The cemetery has secured Green Heritage Site accreditation

6. The cemetery is on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Excluded from this list are:

1. Cemeteries not meant for humans

2. Cemeteries that do not meet above criteria

'The Magnificent Seven'

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven cemeteries were the first commercial cemeteries constructed around the outskirts of London. They are all of special historical value and are on the English Heritage lists. (Click on the little symbol after the name of a column to sort that column)

Name of the cemetery	Date opened	London Borough	Postal area	Closed	Remarks	"Friends"
Abney Park Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Hackney	N16	Yes	It became the main burial place of English nonconformists when Bunhill Fields closed	Yes
Brompton Cemetery	1840	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	SW10	Yes	Owned and maintained by the Royal Park Service	Yes
Highgate Cemetery: East	1854	London Borough of Camden, Haringey and Islington	N6			Yes
Highgate Cemetery: West	1839	London Borough of Camden, Haringey and Islington	N6		Is notable for its Egyptian Avenue and Lebanon Circle.	Yes
Kensal Green Cemetery	1833	London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	W10		Also known as the General Cemetery of All Souls. The oldest of the Magnificent Seven and still in operation.	Yes
Nunhead Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Southwark	SE15	Yes	Also known as "Cemetery of all Saints"	Yes
Tower Hamlets Cemetery	1841	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	E3	Yes	Also known as Bow Cemetery. Closed in 1966	Yes
West Norwood Cemetery	1837	London Borough of Lambeth	SE27	CF	Originally known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery. The first cemetery in the world to use the Gothic style.	Yes

Abbreviations used in the column closed

C = Still used for cremations

F = Burial in family plots is still possible

Gallery

General cemeteries

(Click on the little symbol after the name of a column to sort that column)

Name of the cemetery	Date opened	Located in London Borough	Postal area	Closed	Notes & notability	Website
Beckenham Cemetery	1877	London Borough of Bromley	BR3	Yes	Also known as Elmers End or Crystal Palace District Cemetery	Article
Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries	1858	London Borough of Lewisham	SE4	No^!	Originally Deptford and Ladywell cemeteries. Examples of the first wave of Victorian municipal cemeteries.	Article^[1]
Brookwood Cemetery	1852	The London Necropolis	GU24	No	Located in Brookwood, Woking, Surrey	Article^[2]
Bunhill Fields	1665	London Borough of Islington	EC1	Yes	Closed in 1854. Important historical cemetery.	Article
Camberwell New Cemetery	1927	London Borough of Southwark	SE22	No		Yes
Camberwell Old Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Southwark	SE22	Yes		Yes
City of London Cemetery	1856	London Borough of Newham	E12	No^!		Article
East Finchley Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Barnet	N2	No^!	Also known as St Marylebone Cemetery. Space is available but limited	Article
East London Cemetery	1872	London Borough of Newham	E13	No		Article
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery	1895	London Borough of Barnet	NW11	Yes	Also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery	Article
Great Northern Cemetery	1861	London Borough of Enfield	N11	No	Now known as New Southgate Cemetery	Yes
Grove Park Cemetery	1935	London Borough of Lewisham	SE12	No	Listed by English Heritage as a landscape of special historic interest.	Article
Gunnersbury Cemetery	1929	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	W3	No	Also known as Kensington Cemetery	Yes
Hampstead Cemetery	1876	London Borough of Camden	NW6	Yes	Cremated remains can still be buried	Article^[3]
Hanwell Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Ealing	W7	No	Also known as (City of) Westminster Cemetery (not to be confused with the Kensington Hanwell Cemetery).	Article
Hither Green Cemetery	1873	London Borough of Lewisham	SE6	Yes	Closed in 1878. Formerly Lee Cemetery, significant as a nature reserve	Article
Kensington Hanwell Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Ealing	W7	Yes	Also known as the Old Kensington Cemetery (not to be confused with the Hanwell Cemetery).	Yes
Paddington Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Brent	NW6	No	Also known as Paddington Old Cemetery	Yes
Putney Vale Cemetery	1891	London Borough of Wandsworth	SW15	No		Article
Richmond Cemetery	1839	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW10	No	Next to East Sheen Cemetery	Yes
St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery	1858	London Borough of Brent	NW10	No	Next to Kensal Green Cemetery and the West London Crematorium	Article
St Pancras and Islington Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Barnet	N2	No	Also known as the Islington and St Pancras Cemetery	Article
Teddington Cemetery	1879	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW11	No	Typical Victorian cemetery. Listed by English Heritage as a landscape of special historic interest.	Yes
Willesden Jewish Cemetery	1873	London Borough of Brent	NW10	Yes	F	Article

No^! = Cemetery is approaching capacity

Exceptions

Name of the cemetery	Reason why it is excepted
Huguenot Burial Ground	Now a public park and no longer regarded as a cemetery. Part of the Huguenot history of Wandsworth.
Moravian Burial Ground	Not a traditional cemetery. Featured in a separate article.
Royal Burial Ground	Located at Frogmore, not considered a "regular" cemetery (and strictly speaking not in London).
Royal Hospital Chelsea Burial Ground	Part of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Many monuments for Chelsea pensioners.
Royal Hospital Greenwich Cemetery	Part of the Royal Naval Hospital.
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle	As a Royal Peculiar it is not considered a "regular" cemetery (and strictly speaking is not in London).
St Paul's Cathedral	Burials and memorials are not considered a "regular" cemetery.
Westminster Abbey	As a Royal Peculiar it is not considered a "regular" cemetery.

Crematoria

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Name of the crematorium	Date opened	London Borough	Postal area	Located in the grounds of	Remarks
Beckenham Crematorium	????	tbc		Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery	Also known as Elmer's End Crematorium & Cemetery.
City of London Crematorium: New				City of London Cemetery and Crematorium
City of London Crematorium: Old				City of London Cemetery and Crematorium	Now only used as a chapel
Golders Green Crematorium	1902	London Borough of Barnet	NW11	Own grounds
Honor Oak Crematorium	1939	London Borough of Southwark	SE23	Camberwell New Cemetery
West Norwood Crematorium	1915	London Borough of Lambeth	SE27	West Norwood Cemetery

Former cemeteries

Many of these cemeteries were former graveyards and carry the name of the church they belonged to.

Name of the cemetery	Period in service	Location	Postal area	Remains moved to	M*	Remarks
Cross Bones Graveyard	????-1853	Redcross Way	SE1		M	Also known as the Halloween Graveyard
Enon Chapel	1823-1842	St. Clement's Lane	WC2	West Norwood Cemetery	?	Later renamed Clare Market Chapel
St Benet Gracechurch	1181-1868	Gracechurch Street	EC3M	City of London Cemetery and Crematorium	M	Also known as Grass Church

M*, if a memorial or something similar was erected to commemorate the former burial ground or cemetery

? = Unknown

D = Disappeared

M = Memorial in the relocation site

P = Memorial plaque near or on the former site

External links

London Cemeteries on the TimeTravelBritain website, written by Catherine Richards and photographs by Sue Bailey
Paul Talling's website, showing the dereliction of cemeteries in London
Jewish Cemeteries in London on the IAJGS website
Silent Cities Cemetery photography by Jeane Trend-Hill, showing the cemeteries of London

[1] Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries website

[2] Brookwood Cemetery Society website

[3] Friends of Hampstead Cemetery

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