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Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Archway · 0.8 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Highgate Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1839. Address: Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ. Opening hours: Mar-Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00; Dec 25,Dec 26 off. Admission charged. Coordinates: 51.5663°, -0.1466°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in North London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East sides. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there either in coffins or urns as well as for its de facto status as a nature reserve. The Cemetery is designated Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
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Background
History
The cemetery in its original formthe northwestern wooded areaopened in 1839, as part of a plan to provide seven large, modern cemeteries, now known as the "Magnificent Seven", around the outside of central London. The inner-city cemeteries, mostly the graveyards attached to individual churches, had long been unable to cope with the number of burials and were seen as a hazard to health and an undignified way to treat the dead. The initial design was by architect and entrepreneur Stephen Geary. On 20 May 1839, Highgate (West) Cemetery was dedicated to St James by the Right Reverend Charles James Blomfield, Lord Bishop of London. were consecrated for the use of the Church of England, and two…
Visiting
Highgate Cemetery was featured in the popular media from the 1960s to the late 1980s for its so-called occult past, particularly as being the alleged site of the "Highgate Vampire".
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- Coordinates
- 51.5663, -0.1466
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- N6 6PJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Phone
- +44 20 8340 1834
- Established
- 1839
- Nearest railway station
- Archway — 0.8 km
- Opening
- Mar-Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb 10:00-16:00; Dec 25,Dec 26 off
- Official site
- highgatecemetery.org
Sources
- osm: r1612806 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Highgate Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Egyptian Avenue Highgate Cemetery.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Highgate Cemetery?
- Highgate Cemetery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N6 6PJ), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- When was Highgate Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Who owns Highgate Cemetery?
- Highgate Cemetery is owned by Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust.
- How do I get to Highgate Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Archway, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N6 6PJ.