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There are a number of cemeteries in

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. Among them are the Magnificent Seven, seven large Victorian-era cemeteries. There are also a number of crematoria. A number of cemeteries have

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"The Magnificent Seven"

The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially relea ...

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.

Abbreviations used in the column closed :C = Still used for cremations :F = Burial in family plots is still possible

Gallery

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Abney Park Cemetery Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England. Abney Park in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney is a historic parkland originally laid out in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Abney, D ...

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Brompton Cemetery Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery) is a London cemetery, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Estab ...

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Highgate Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...

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Nunhead Cemetery Nunhead Cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London, England. It is perhaps the least famous and celebrated of them. The cemetery is located in Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark and was originally known as All Saints' ...

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West Norwood Cemetery West Norwood Cemetery is a rural cemetery in West Norwood in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery. One of the first private landscaped cemeteries in London, it is one of the " Magnificent Seven" cemeteries of L ...

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Jewish cemeteries

There are many Jewish cemeteries in London; they are not included here but some of them are listed at Jewish cemeteries in the London area.

Roman Catholic cemeteries

General cemeteries

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Other burial grounds

Crematoria

Former cemeteries

Many of these cemeteries were former graveyards and carry the name of the church they belonged to. 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
* ttp://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/london/index.html Jewish Cemeteries in London on the IAJGS websitebr>Silent Cities Cemetery photography
by Jeane Trend-Hill, showing the cemeteries of London

References

{{Cemeteries in London

Cemeteries A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

Lists of cemeteries in the United Kingdom

"The Magnificent Seven"

Gallery

Jewish cemeteries

Roman Catholic cemeteries

General cemeteries

Other burial grounds

Crematoria

Former cemeteries

See also

Further reading

External links

References