Cemeteries · West Midlands
Bloxwich Cemetery
Also known as: Bloxwich
Bloxwich Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bloxwich · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bloxwich Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.6195°, -1.9983°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bloxwich is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. It is located between the towns of Walsall, Cannock, Willenhall and Brownhills.
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Background
History
Bloxwich has its origins at least as early as the Anglo-Saxon period, when the place name evidence suggests it was a small Mercian settlement named after the family of Bloc (Bloxwich, earlier Blochescwic, meaning "Bloc's village"). which is the parish church of the town]] Some 19th-century works suggest that at one time Bloxwich was a settlement in the ancient manor of Wednesbury. There is no conclusive evidence for this and Bloxwich has since at least medieval times been associated with the manor and town of Walsall (which for reasons unknown does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086). Bloxwich itself is however mentioned in this book under the name 'Blockeswich'. Traditionally there…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6195, -1.9983
- District
- Walsall
- Parish
- Walsall, unparished area
- Postcode
- WS3 3NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Nearest railway station
- Bloxwich — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w53565227 (ODbL)
- commons: Bloxwich Cemetery - geograph.org.uk - 263996.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Bloxwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bloxwich Cemetery?
- Bloxwich Cemetery is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6195°, -1.9983°. The nearest railway station is Bloxwich, around 0.9 km away.
- Is Bloxwich Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Bloxwich Cemetery is free.