Hoddesdon Cemetery is the burial ground for the town of Hoddesdon in

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

in the UK and is owned and maintained by the

Borough of Broxbourne The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea. ...

. Located on Ware Road in Hoddesdon, the first interment was in February 1883 since when over 11,000 burials have taken place in the cemetery. Among these are nine casualties from World War I and 15 from World War II in plots maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The small cemetery chapel is still in use and is usually open during daytime.Hoddesdon Cemetery Chapel – Hertfordshire Churches in Photographs
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Notable burials

* Lena Zavaroni (1963–1999), Scottish singer and television show host.

Gallery

File:Hoddesdon Cemetery chapel interior.jpg, Inside the cemetery chapel File:Hoddesdon Cemetery lodge.jpg, The cemetery Lodge File:Hoddesdon Cemetery Bentley grave.jpg, The unusual Bentley grave

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoddesdon Cemetery Hoddesdon Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England Cemeteries in Hertfordshire