City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell

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City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell

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City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell, Victorian cemetery in Hanwell, United Kingdom.

The cemetery spans 23 acres with stone buildings featuring Gothic architectural elements, decorative freestone surrounds, and a chapel with hammer beam roof.

The St. George's Hanover Square Burial Board established this cemetery in 1854 to address the overcrowding of London burial grounds in the 1840s.

The cemetery holds 16,000 private graves containing remains of notable figures including singer Al Bowlly, suffragette Violet Bland, and soprano Marta Cunningham.

Located at 38 Uxbridge Road, the cemetery opens from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM in winter months and 8:30 AM to 6 PM during summer.

The first burial recorded at this cemetery was a five-day-old infant, marking the beginning of over 100,000 interments at this location.

Location: London Borough of Ealing

Inception: 1853

GPS coordinates: 51.50780,-0.33162

Latest update: March 9, 2025 16:14

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