Beckett Street Cemetery

Beckett Street Cemetery
Beckett Street Cemetery
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Established1842 (opened in 1845)
Closed2001
Location
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°48′25″N 1°30′58″W / 53.807°N 1.516°W / 53.807; -1.516
Size16 acres (6.5 ha)
No. of graves27,000
No. of interments180,000
Find a GraveBeckett Street Cemetery
Official nameBeckett Street Cemetery
Designated17 April 2002
Reference no.1001605

Beckett Street Cemetery (also known as Burmantofts Cemetery) is a closed cemetery in Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1842, the site was officially opened in 1845 and is recognised as being one of England's first municipal burial sites (Hunslet Cemetery, also in Leeds, opened one month earlier). Although the cemetery was closed to interments in 2001, it remains open for visitors, and has two listed structures besides being a listed park itself.