Cemeteries · South West England
Lyme Regis Cemetery
Lyme Regis Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster · 7.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lyme Regis Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.7304°, -2.9338°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lyme Regis Cemetery is the principal cemetery in the English town of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Estimates for the number of burials in the cemetery range from 3,570 to over 5,000, nearly half of which may today be unmarked. It was opened on 16 November 1856 as a replacement for the graveyard surrounding St Michael the Archangel – Lyme Regis' parish church – which had long suffered from erosion due to its close proximity to the sea.
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Background
History
map from 1903.]] Initially, the principal place of burial was in the churchyard of St Michael the Archangel, Lyme Regis' parish church. However, due to its close proximity to the sea, the churchyard had started to erode away, losing many burials to the sea. Because of this, in the 1850s it was decided that a cemetery should be constructed elsewhere in the town. Once the newly formed Lyme Regis Burial Board had identified three potential sites, one at Charmouth Road and two at Sidmouth Road, a vestry meeting voted to seek the assistance of a government inspector in choosing one. This was undertaken in June 1855, when Mr. Holland inspected the three sites with members of the Burial Board, and…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7304, -2.9338
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Lyme Regis
- Postcode
- DT7 3DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 1856
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster — 7.4 km
- Official site
- www.dinosaurland.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w104999526 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lyme Regis Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lyme Regis , Lyme Regis Cemetery - geograph.org.uk - 2095619.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lyme Regis Cemetery?
- Lyme Regis Cemetery is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT7 3DT), in the parish of Lyme Regis.
- When was Lyme Regis Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Who owns Lyme Regis Cemetery?
- Lyme Regis Cemetery is owned by | size =.
- Is Lyme Regis Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Lyme Regis Cemetery is part of the West Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lyme Regis Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Axminster, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT7 3DT.