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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hanwell · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1855. Coordinates: 51.5110°, -0.3322°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell (aka Hanwell Cemetery) is located on the north side of the Uxbridge Road in Hanwell, London, England. The cemetery was opened in 1855 to take the pressure off the burial grounds in St Mary Abbots parish in North Kensington. The Burial Act 1857 also mandated that new interments were to be carried out beyond the densely populated areas of London. The cemetery is designed in the Victorian style for parks, intricately landscaped with many curving paths. The cemetery is owned and operated today by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Background
History
Although located in the London Borough of Ealing, this extramural cemetery was created and opened in 1855 by the St Mary Abbots parish in North Kensington, with the assistance of the Hanwell Urban District Council. This was to take the pressure off St Mary's own burial grounds which were almost full. Moreover, burials within the capital were now looked upon as a potential health problem and so the Burial Act 1857 was passed. One of the provisions was for new interments to be carried out beyond the densely populated areas of London. It lies on the east side of Hanwell's boundary with West Ealing and the old boundary stones can still be seen along the ground's eastern perimeter. In common…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5110, -0.3322
- District
- Ealing
- Parish
- Ealing, unparished area
- Postcode
- W7 3QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ealing Southall
- Established
- 1855
- Nearest railway station
- Hanwell — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.rbkc.gov.uk
Sources
- osm: w4941218 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kensington & Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell (2).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery?
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W7 3QA), in the parish of Ealing, unparished area.
- When was Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1855.
- Who owns Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery?
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery is owned by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- Is Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Hanwell Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Hanwell, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W7 3QA.