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There are many Jewish cemeteries in the London area; some are included in the
List of cemeteries in London There are a number of cemeteries in Greater London. Among them are the Magnificent Seven, seven large Victorian-era cemeteries. There are also a number of crematoria. A number of cemeteries have listed buildings or structures, or have been pl ...
. This list includes those cemeteries and also some just outside the
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boundary. Jews are also buried at other, not specifically Jewish, cemeteries. Between 1832 and 1841 the " Magnificent Seven" private cemeteries were opened, primarily to relieve
Central London Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...
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churchyards. Later, some of them also encompassed burials for people from other faiths; many Jews of international renown are buried at
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 ...
.
Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. It is the largest cemetery in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe. The cemetery is listed a Grade I site in the Regist ...
in
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, opened in 1852, designated approximately half of the original cemetery to non-Anglicans, including Jews.


United Synagogue cemeteries


Federation cemeteries


Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations cemeteries


Western Charitable Foundation cemeteries


West London Synagogue cemeteries


S&P Sephardi Community cemeteries


Other cemeteries


Former cemeteries


References


External links


Jewish cemeteries in London on the IAJGS website
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