Nunhead Cemetery

Nunhead Cemetery
View up The Avenue from the North Gate towards the Anglican Chapel
Map
Details
Established1840
Location
Linden Grove, London, SE15 3LP
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°27′51″N 0°03′11″W / 51.46423°N 0.05304°W / 51.46423; -0.05304
TypePublic
Size21 hectares (52 acres)
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveNunhead Cemetery
Grave of Vincent Figgins (d. 1844). Memorial designed by William Pettit Griffith.

Nunhead Cemetery is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries in London, England. It is perhaps the least famous and celebrated of them.[1] The cemetery is located in Nunhead in the London Borough of Southwark and was originally known as All Saints' Cemetery. Nunhead Cemetery was consecrated in 1840 and opened by the London Cemetery Company.[2] It is a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4]

  1. ^ Friends of Nunhead Cemetery
  2. ^ Historic England. "Nunhead Cemetery (All Saints), Southwark (1000824)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Nunhead Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Map of Nunhead Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 January 2014.