Brompton Cemetery
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Brompton Cemetery

Also known as West London Cemetery, Westminster Cemetery

West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England

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Brompton Cemetery is in the in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is managed managed by The Royal Parks and the only cemetery in the country to be owned by the Crown. Established by by an Act of Parliament and laid out in 1839, it opened in 1840, originally as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery. Consecrated by Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London in June 1840. It is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. Some 35,000 monuments, from simple headstones to substantial mausolea, mark more than 205,000 resting places. The site includes large plots for family mausolea, and common graves where coffins are piled deep into the earth. It also has a small columbarium, and a secluded Garden of Remembrance at the northern end for cremated remains. It is also known as an urban haven for nature.

It is adjacent to West Brompton station in west London. The main entrance is at North Lodge, Old Brompton Road in West Brompton, SW5. There is another entrance at South Lodge, located on the Fulham Road, SW10 near the junction with Redcliffe Gardens.

Brompton Cemetery is in the in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is managed managed by The Royal Parks and the only cemetery in the country to be owned by the Crown. Established by by an Act of Parliament and laid out in 1839, it opened in 1840, originally as the West of London and Westminster Cemetery. Consecrated by Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London in June 1840. It is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. Some 35,000 monuments, from simple headstones to substantial mausolea, mark more than 205,000 resting places. The site includes large plots for family mausolea, and common graves where coffins are piled deep into the earth. It also has a small columbarium, and a secluded Garden of Remembrance at the northern end for cremated remains. It is also known as an urban haven for nature.

It is adjacent to West Brompton station in west London. The main entrance is at North Lodge, Old Brompton Road in West Brompton, SW5. There is another entrance at South Lodge, located on the Fulham Road, SW10 near the junction with Redcliffe Gardens.

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