Vineyard Passage Burial Ground

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Vineyard Passage Burial Ground
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Vineyard Passage: the burial ground is on the left
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Established1790
Closed1874
Location
Country England
Coordinates 51°27′33″N0°18′05″W / 51.4593°N 0.3015°W / 51.4593; -0.3015 Coordinates: 51°27′33″N0°18′05″W / 51.4593°N 0.3015°W / 51.4593; -0.3015
Owned by Richmond upon Thames Council
Website Vineyard Passage Cemetery
Find a Grave Vineyard Passage Burial Ground

Vineyard Passage Burial Ground is a cemetery on Vineyard Passage in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Established in 1790 and consecrated in 1791, [1] it was enlarged in 1823. [2] The last burials were in 1874. [1] Managed by Richmond upon Thames Council and maintained by volunteers from the Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames, [3] [4] it is now a garden of rest. [5]

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Notable burials

Listing

The brick walls to the cemetery (forming the side of Vineyard Passage) and the 19th-century iron railings are Grade II listed. [9] [10]

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References

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