Hatfield Road Cemetery in St Albans, Hertfordshire

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St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire AL1 4LU England

Coordinates: 51.75230, -0.31926
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St Albans' Council purchased the land for use as a burial ground from Earl Spencer in October 1883. In the late 1880s and during the 1890s the southern part was managed as a hay meadow, which produced a usable crop and valuable income which subsequently helped offset the cost of burial services.

During both World Wars the cemetery was used for military burials. Over 200 war graves contain the remains of local and Commonwealth personnel who died in nearby military hospitals. The graves are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In the centre of the cemetery is a World War One memorial, designed by the Bishop of St Albans in 1920.

The cemetery is still in use and now includes an area for natural burials which is managed to promote native wildflower species.