Trent Park Cemetery

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Trent Park Cemetery chapel
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Plaque marking the opening of the cemetery
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View of graves

Trent Park Cemetery is a cemetery run by the Islington and Camden Cemetery Services located in Cockfosters Road, Cockfosters, north London. [1] It is adjacent to Cockfosters tube station and Trent Park.

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Style

The cemetery is of a lawn style with only bronze or granite memorial plaques laid flat allowed.

History

Trent Park Cemetery was opened in 1960. [2] It was built on land in agricultural use within Trent Park that originally formed part of Enfield Chase hunting park. [3]

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References

  1. "Trent Park Cemetery". ICCS – Islington and Camden Cemetery Services.
  2. Trent Park Cemetery. Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine London Borough of Islington. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. Trent Park Cemetery. London Gardens Online, 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

Coordinates: 51°39′10″N0°08′55″W / 51.65287°N 0.1486°W / 51.65287; -0.1486