Cemeteries · London
Weston Road Cemetery
Weston Road Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stevenage · 2.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Weston Road Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.9219°, -0.1944°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Weston Road is both a contour street and a north–south street in western Toronto and western York Region in Ontario, Canada. The road is named for the neighbourhood and former Town of Weston, which is located near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Weston Road was first laid out in the first decade of the 1800s to connect Dundas Street to the village of Weston. This followed the route of what is today Old Weston and (west of Watts Avenue) Rogers Roads, then the route of the current Weston Road north to Weston. The old routing was renamed in 1948. Between 1810 and 1820, it was extended north to Vaughan Township by following Sixth Line West. In 1841, the route was bought by private interests and it became the "Weston Plank Road", a toll road of planks. The Weston Plank Road extended from Dundas Street north to Musson's Bridge over the Humber, where Albion Road began. The company built its headquarters at St. Phillips Road and Weston…
Visiting
The road is mentioned in Toronto native Drake's 2016 song "Weston Road Flows", his 2015 song "You & The Six", and his 2018 song "God's Plan".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9219, -0.1944
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Stevenage
- Parish
- Stevenage, unparished area
- Postcode
- SG1 4RU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stevenage
- Nearest railway station
- Stevenage — 2.4 km
Sources
- osm: w19827430 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Weston Road (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weston Road Cemetery?
- Weston Road Cemetery is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.9219°, -0.1944°. The nearest railway station is Stevenage, around 2.4 km away.
- Is Weston Road Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Weston Road Cemetery is free.