Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

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Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd
New entrance to the cemetery and crematorium, Thornhill Road, Cardiff.jpg
Entrance to the cemetery and crematorium
Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
Details
EstablishedAugust 1952
Location
CountryWales
Coordinates 51°34′01″N0°08′49″W / 51.567°N 0.147°W / 51.567; -0.147
TypePublic
Owned by Cardiff Council
Website Thornhill Cemetery website
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Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium (Welsh : Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd) is a major cemetery and crematorium located in Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road (Thornhill Road).

Contents

Cardiff Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40-acre (16 ha) site as part of the Thornhill Cemetery. The cemetery contains two chapels – Wenallt Chapel and Briwnant Chapel – and the Gardens of Remembrance for the scattering of cremated remains. [1]

Notable burials and cremations

Views of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Notes

  1. "The Suburb of Llanishen". Cardiffians. Retrieved 26 August 2010.

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