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Toxteth Park Cemetery

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Toxteth Park Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

Toxteth Park Cemetery, cemeteries in North Wales

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Edge Hill · 1.0 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Toxteth Park Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1856. Coordinates: 53.3939°, -2.9407°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Toxteth Park Cemetery is a graveyard on Smithdown Road, Liverpool, United Kingdom. It was opened on Monday 9 June 1856. It was the responsibility of the Toxteth Park Burial Board, which had been established by at least 1855. The opening ceremony was performed by the then Lord Bishop of Chester, and the first interment took place, that of an Elizabeth Watling on 17 June 1856. The cemetery was built with consecrated and unconsecrated areas, and the layout, featuring walks, was by a "Mr Gay of Bradford cemetery". It was taken over by Liverpool Corporation on 1 January 1905.

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Background

Architecture

The cemetery is itself Grade II listed and incorporates a derelict chapel, a derelict mason's yard and a pair of lodges or gatehouses at the Smithdown Road entrance. A significant number of obelisk and Celtic cross gravestones are also listed. The cemetery also contains Toxteth War Memorial. To the rear, the cemetery bounds the back gardens of houses on Arundel Avenue, and can be accessed through turnstiles in an ornate gateway set back from that road at the end of a short lane. On the easterly lodge at the main entrance at Smithdown Road there is a sign with provision for the insertion of digits indicating the time of evening at which these rear entrance turnstiles will be closed, but for…

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Coordinates
53.3939, -2.9407
District
Liverpool
Parish
Liverpool, unparished area
Postcode
L15 2HD
Parliamentary constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Established
1856
Nearest railway station
Edge Hill1 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Toxteth Park Cemetery?
Toxteth Park Cemetery is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L15 2HD), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
When was Toxteth Park Cemetery built?
Built or established in 1856.
Who owns Toxteth Park Cemetery?
Toxteth Park Cemetery is owned by Liverpool City Council.
How do I get to Toxteth Park Cemetery?
The nearest railway station is Edge Hill, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L15 2HD.