Cemeteries · North Wales
Everton Cemetery
Everton Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fazakerley · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Everton Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1880. Coordinates: 53.4576°, -2.9409°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Everton Cemetery, in Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, opened in July 1880.
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Background
History
The site for the cemetery was bought in 1876/7, and John Houlding's building company was contracted to develop the site with its three mortuary chapels, gatehouses, boundary walls and gates. Houlding, the founder of Liverpool F.C., was also the first Chairman of the Everton Burial Board. Everton Cemetery was officially opened on 16 July 1880. Many of the headstones in Everton Cemetery date back much further than its opening. Whenever work was undertaken in the city, like widening of roads or dock gates, if this work cut into the city's graveyards, the bodies would be exhumed, and moved to Everton, along with their headstones. Sections of Everton Cemetery contain many of these graves, from…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4576, -2.9409
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L9 7JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Established
- 1880
- Nearest railway station
- Fazakerley — 1.3 km
- Official site
- liverpool-ancestors.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w72892386 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Everton Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Everton Cemetery Gatehouse and Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 105859.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Everton Cemetery?
- Everton Cemetery is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L9 7JN), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was Everton Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1880.
- Who owns Everton Cemetery?
- Everton Cemetery is owned by Liverpool City Council.
- How do I get to Everton Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Fazakerley, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L9 7JN.