Sheffield General Cemetery

Sandford's Walk at Sheffield General Cemetery

The General Cemetery in the City of Sheffield, England opened in 1836 and closed for burial in 1978.[1] It was the principal cemetery in Victorian Sheffield with over 87,000 burials. Today it is a listed Landscape (Grade II*) on the English Heritage National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[1] It is also a Local Nature Reserve.[2][3] It is owned by the City of Sheffield and managed on behalf of the city by a local community group, the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust.

  1. ^ a b "The Sheffield General Cemetery". Friends of the General Cemetery. Retrieved 2 April 2005.
  2. ^ "Sheffield General Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Map of Sheffield General Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2013.