Beckett Street Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1842 (opened in 1845) |
Closed | 2001 |
Location | |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°48′25″N 1°30′58″W / 53.807°N 1.516°W |
Size | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
No. of graves | 27,000 |
No. of interments | 180,000 |
Find a Grave | Beckett Street Cemetery |
Official name | Beckett Street Cemetery |
Designated | 17 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.