St James Cemetery

St James Cemetery
Gravestone (De La Cruz family)
Map
Details
Established1829
Location
Liverpool, England
Coordinates53°23′50″N 2°58′19″W / 53.39711°N 2.97194°W / 53.39711; -2.97194
TypePublic
Owned byLiverpool City Council
Size9 acres (3.6 ha)
No. of graves57,774
Websitewww.stjamescemetery.co.uk
Find a GraveSt James Cemetery
Huskisson Memorial

St James's Cemetery is an urban park behind Liverpool Cathedral that is below ground level. Until 1825, the space was a stone quarry, and until 1936 it was used as the Liverpool city cemetery. It has been designated a Grade I Historic Park by Historic England.