| Velho Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 David Aaron de Sola and Abraham Pereira Mendes visiting the cemetery, circa 1848 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1657 |
| Closed | 1735 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′23″N 0°02′38″W / 51.522950°N 0.043984°W |
| Type | Sephardic Jewish |
| Owned by | Queen Mary University |
| Size | 0.78 acres (0.32 ha) |
| No. of graves | 1706 |
| Find a Grave | Velho Cemetery |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Velho Cemetery of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Congregation of London |
| Designated | 30 May 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1319658 |
The Velho Cemetery ("Old Cemetery") is a disused Jewish burial ground in Mile End, London. It is the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in the United Kingdom, founded in 1657 by members of the Creechurch Lane synagogue, which was itself the first synagogue to be established in the country since the 1290 expulsion of the Jews. The land for the cemetery was paid for by Antonio Fernandez Carvajal and Simon de Cacares.
It is one of only two cemeteries in the UK intended primarily for the Sephardic Jewish community (the other being the nearby Novo Cemetery).[1] It is also adjacent to (but separate from) Alderney Road Cemetery, the oldest surviving cemetery in the UK established primarily for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.[2]
- ^ "Jewish cemetery at Mile End listed by English Heritage". Queen Mary University of London. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Alderney Road Cemetery | British Jews in The First World War". www.jewsfww.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.