Crookes Cemetery

Crookes Cemetery
Information board showing map of Crookes Cemetery and opening times
Map
Details
Established1906
Location
Headland Road, Crookes, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°22′58″N 1°31′02″W / 53.382700°N 1.517100°W / 53.382700; -1.517100
TypeAnglican cemetery
StyleEdwardian
Owned bySheffield City Council
Size29 acres
No. of graves29,000+
WebsiteSheffield City Council
Find a GraveCrookes Cemetery
Gates and main entrance to Crookes Cemetery with Commonwealth War Graves signage
The Grade II listed chapel located westerly within Crookes Cemetery.

Crookes Cemetery is a cemetery between Crosspool and Crookes in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its main entrance is on Headland Road with additional access from Mulehouse Road. It was opened in 1906, and covers 29 acres (120,000 m2). By 2009, over 29,000 burials had taken place since its opening.[1]

A central alley runs through the cemetery and separates the consecrated grounds to the north and the unconsecrated grounds to the south.

It is one of 16 cemeteries across the city that is maintained by Sheffield City Council.[2]

  1. ^ "Cemeteries – Details". Sheffield City Council. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Cemeteries". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 7 February 2024.