Weaste Cemetery, Victorian cemetery in Weaste, England.
Weaste Cemetery spans 39 acres with over 332,000 graves, featuring tree-lined pathways and numerous Grade II listed monuments across its grounds.
The cemetery opened in 1857 as Salford Borough Cemetery, with Joseph Brotherton becoming the first person interred there on January 14th of that year.
The cemetery contains 373 Commonwealth service personnel graves from both World Wars, including special memorials for those buried abroad or in unmarked locations.
The cemetery grounds remain open to visitors, offering walking paths and periodic guided tours that showcase its historical monuments and notable burial sites.
During the 1940 Manchester Blitz, German bombing left permanent shrapnel marks on several headstones throughout the cemetery grounds.
Location: Salford
GPS coordinates: 53.47700,-2.30300
Latest update: March 10, 2025 10:32
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