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 placed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by English Heritage. Others have secured Green Heritage Site accreditation or may be on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Tombs at Brompton Cemetery, one of seven large cemeteries established in London in the 1830s and 1840s

"The Magnificent Seven"

The Magnificent Seven 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.

Name	Date opened	London Borough	Postal area	Closed	Remarks	"Friends"
Abney Park Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Hackney	N16	Yes	It became the main burial place of English nonconformists when Bunhill Fields closed	Yes
Brompton Cemetery	1840	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	SW10	No	Owned and maintained by The Royal Parks	Yes
Highgate Cemetery	1839 (East) 1854 (West)	London Borough of Camden, Haringey and Islington	N6	No	Divided into East and West cemeteries	Yes
Kensal Green Cemetery	1833	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	W10	No	Also known as the General Cemetery of All Souls. The oldest of the Magnificent Seven and still in operation.	Yes
Nunhead Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Southwark	SE15	Yes	Also known as "Cemetery of all Saints"	Yes
Tower Hamlets Cemetery	1841	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	E3	Yes	Also known as Bow Cemetery. Closed in 1966	Yes
West Norwood Cemetery	1837	London Borough of Lambeth	SE27	CF	Originally known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery. The first cemetery in the world designed in the Gothic Revival style	Yes

Abbreviations used in the column closed

C = Still used for cremations

F = Burial in family plots is still possible

Gallery

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

Name	Date opened	Location	Postal area	Closed	Notes	Website
St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery	1858	London Borough of Brent	NW10	No	Next to Kensal Green Cemetery and the West London Crematorium	–
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery	1861	London Borough of Waltham Forest	E11	No		–

General cemeteries

Name	Date opened	Location	Postal area	Closed	Notes	Website
Barnes Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Richmond	SW13	Yes	Also known as Barnes Common Cemetery	–
Beckenham Cemetery	1877	London Borough of Bromley	BR3	Yes	Also known as Elmers End or Crystal Palace District Cemetery	–
Bell's Hill Burial Ground	1895	London Borough of Barnet	EN5	Yes	Also known as Chipping Barnet Cemetery	–
Borough Cemetery	1942	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW2	No	Operated by Hounslow Borough Council	–
Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries	1858	London Borough of Lewisham	SE4	No^!	Originally Deptford and Ladywell cemeteries. Examples of the first wave of Victorian municipal cemeteries.	Yes
Brookwood Cemetery	1852	Brookwood, Woking, Surrey	GU24	No	The London Necropolis	Yes
Bunhill Fields	1665	London Borough of Islington	EC1	Yes	Closed in 1854.	–
Camberwell New Cemetery	1927	London Borough of Southwark	SE22	No		Yes
Camberwell Old Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Southwark	SE22	No		Yes
Charlton Cemetery	1855	Royal Borough of Greenwich	SE7	No		–
City of London Cemetery	1856	London Borough of Newham	E12	No^!		–
Eastern London Cemetery	2017	London Borough of Havering	RM13	No	The newest cemetery in London.	Yes
East Finchley Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Barnet	N2	No^!	Also known as St Marylebone Cemetery. Space is available but limited	–
East London Cemetery	1872	London Borough of Newham	E13	No		–
East Sheen Cemetery	1906	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW10	No	Adjacent to Richmond Cemetery	Yes
Great Northern Cemetery	1861	London Borough of Enfield	N11	No	Now known as New Southgate Cemetery	Yes
Greenwich Cemetery	1856	Royal Borough of Greenwich	SE9	No		–
Grove Park Cemetery	1935	London Borough of Lewisham	SE12	No	Listed by English Heritage as a landscape of special historic interest.	–
Gunnersbury Cemetery	1929	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	W3	No	Also known as Kensington Cemetery	Yes
Hampstead Cemetery	1876	London Borough of Camden	NW6	Yes	Cremated remains can still be buried	Yes
Hampton Cemetery	1879	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW12	No		–
Hanwell Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Ealing	W7	No	Also known as (City of) Westminster Cemetery (not to be confused with the Kensington Hanwell Cemetery).	–
Hither Green Cemetery	1873	London Borough of Lewisham	SE6	No	Originally began as Lee Cemetery which closed for burial 1878 the remainder of the cemetery is still open for burials	Yes
Isleworth Cemetery	1879	London Borough of Hounslow	TW7	Yes		–
Kemnal Park Cemetery & Memorial Gardens	2013	London Borough of Bromley	BR7	No		Yes
Kensington Hanwell Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Ealing	W7	Yes	Also known as the Old Kensington Cemetery (not to be confused with the City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell).	Yes
Lambeth Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Wandsworth (location); London Borough of Lambeth (owner)	SW17	Yes		–
Margravine Cemetery	1869	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	W6	Yes	Formerly known as Hammersmith Cemetery; Hammersmith Old Cemetery; Margravine Road Cemetery	Yes
Mitcham Road Cemetery	1897	London Borough of Croydon	CR0	No	Formerly Croydon Cemetery	Yes
Mortlake Cemetery	1926	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (location); London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (owner)	TW9	No	Also known as Hammersmith New Cemetery	Yes
North Sheen Cemetery	1909	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (location); London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (owner)	TW9	No	Also known as Fulham New Cemetery	Yes
Northwood Cemetery	1915	London Borough of Hillingdon	HA6	No		Yes
Paddington Old Cemetery	1855	London Borough of Brent	NW6	No		Yes
Putney Old Burial Ground	1763	London Borough of Wandsworth	SW15	Yes	Upper Richmond Road. Closed 1854.	–
Putney Vale Cemetery	1891	London Borough of Wandsworth	SW15	No		–
Queen's Road Cemetery	1861	London Borough of Croydon	CR0	No		Yes
Richmond Cemetery	1839	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW10	No	Next to East Sheen Cemetery	Yes
St Mary's Cemetery	1860	London Borough of Wandsworth	SW11	Yes	Formerly Battersea St Mary's Cemetery; Battersea Rise Cemetery	Yes
St Pancras and Islington Cemetery	1854	London Borough of Barnet	N2	No	Also known as the Islington and St Pancras Cemetery	–
Southgate Cemetery	1880	London Borough of Enfield	N14	No		–
Streatham Cemetery	1894	London Borough of Wandsworth (location); London Borough of Lambeth (owner)	SW17	Yes	Also known as Garratt Lane Cemetery	–
Teddington Cemetery	1879	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW11	No	Typical Victorian cemetery. Listed by English Heritage as a landscape of special historic interest.	Yes
Trent Park Cemetery	1960	London Borough of Islington	EN4	No		Yes
Upminster Cemetery	1902	London Borough of Havering	RM14	No
Vineyard Passage Burial Ground	1790	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW10	Yes		–
Wandsworth Cemetery	1878	London Borough of Wandsworth	SW18	No	Magdalen Road. Also known as Magdalen Cemetery	–
West Ham Jewish Cemetery	1857	London Borough of Newham	E15	Yes		–
Willesden New Cemetery	1891	London Borough of Brent	NW10	Yes		Yes
Woolwich cemetery	1856	Royal Borough of Greenwich	SE18	No	First ('Old') cemetery opened in 1856; new cemetery opened in 1885	–

No^! = Cemetery is approaching capacity

Other burial grounds

Name	Notes
Huguenot Burial Ground	Now a public park and no longer regarded as a cemetery. Part of the Huguenot history of Wandsworth.
Moravian Burial Ground	Not a traditional cemetery.
Royal Hospital Chelsea Burial Ground	Part of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Many monuments for Chelsea pensioners.
Royal Hospital Greenwich Cemetery	Part of the Royal Naval Hospital; in 1847 East Greenwich Pleasaunce was opened as the Hospital's graveyard, with remains being disinterred from the original Hospital graveyard in 1875 to allow for railway construction. The graveyard is now a public park.
St Paul's Cathedral	Burials and memorials are not considered a "regular" cemetery.
Westminster Abbey	As a Royal Peculiar it is not considered a "regular" cemetery.

Crematoria

Name	Date opened	London Borough	Postal area	Location	Remarks
Beckenham Crematorium	1956	London Borough of Bromley		Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery	Also known as Elmer's End Crematorium & Cemetery
City of London Crematorium: New	1971	London Borough of Newham (location); City of London Corporation (owner)		City of London Cemetery and Crematorium
City of London Crematorium: Old	1904	London Borough of Newham (location); City of London Corporation (owner)		City of London Cemetery and Crematorium	Superseded 1971. Now only used as a chapel
Croydon Crematorium	1937	London Borough of Croydon	CR0	Mitcham Road Cemetery
Golders Green Crematorium	1902	London Borough of Barnet	NW11	London Borough of Barnet	Own grounds
Honor Oak Crematorium	1939	London Borough of Southwark	SE23	Camberwell New Cemetery
Mortlake Crematorium	1939	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	TW9	Kew	It is Grade II listed, and was the first crematorium in England to be established under its own Act of Parliament'[1] The crematorium serves the London Borough of Ealing, the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, the London Borough of Hounslow and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
West Norwood Crematorium	1915	London Borough of Lambeth	SE27	West Norwood Cemetery

Former cemeteries

Many of these cemeteries were former graveyards and carry the name of the church they belonged to.

Name of the cemetery	Period in service	Location	Postal area	Remains moved to	M*	Remarks
Cross Bones Graveyard	????–1853	Redcross Way	SE1		M	Also known as the Halloween Graveyard
Enon Chapel	1823–1842	St. Clement's Lane	WC2	West Norwood Cemetery	?	Later renamed Clare Market Chapel
St Benet Gracechurch	1181–1868	Gracechurch Street	EC3M	City of London Cemetery and Crematorium	M	Also known as Grass Church
St James' Gardens[2]	1788–1853	Euston Station	NW1 2RT	Excavated remains have been moved to multiple locations		Grave of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered.[3]

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
Paul Talling's website, showing the dereliction of cemeteries in London
Jewish Cemeteries in London on the IAJGS website
Silent Cities Cemetery photography by Jeane Trend-Hill, showing the cemeteries of London

References

"History and the board". Mortlake Crematorium. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
London Cemeteries. "St. James' Gardens". Sue Bailey. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Esther Addley, Archaeology (24 Jan 2019). "Grave of explorer Matthew Flinders unearthed near London station". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

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[History-1] "History and the board". Mortlake Crematorium. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[2] London Cemeteries. "St. James' Gardens". Sue Bailey. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[3] Esther Addley, Archaeology (24 Jan 2019). "Grave of explorer Matthew Flinders unearthed near London station". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2019.