Historic Cemeteries in London

Fascinating old graveyards to visit in the English capital.

by Atlas Obscura

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Generations of burial grounds in London are full of stories and legends. These cemeteries have seen medieval mass burials, the rise of Victorian-era park cemeteries, and survived the bombings of World War II. Full of beautiful monuments and haunting memorials, they are the eternal resting place of all manner of Londoners, from famous poets to beloved pets. Visit these unique graveyards to explore the darker history of London.

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

London, England

Bunhill Fields

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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London, England

Nunhead Cemetery

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

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London, England

Brompton Cemetery

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

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London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

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London, England

West Norwood Cemetery

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

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London, England

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

London, England

Crossbones Graveyard

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

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London, England

Kensal Green Cemetery and Catacombs

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

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London, England

Hyde Park Pet Cemetery

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

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London, England

Fetter Lane Moravian Burial Ground

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

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London, England

London Necropolis Railway Station

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

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London, England

The Hardy Tree

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

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