Linthorpe Cemetery
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| Location | North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°33′32″N 1°15′32″W / 54.559°N 1.259°W grid reference NZ480185 |
| Find a Grave | Linthorpe Cemetery |
Linthorpe Cemetery is the oldest working cemetery in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The earliest burials in the main cemetery date back to 1869. This 52-acre (21 ha) site is the largest area of woodland in central Middlesbrough.
The cemetery contains war graves of 221 Commonwealth service personnel, nearly 160 from the
Second World War.[1]
Declared a
.The cemetery encompasses a
Quaker
burial ground, situated just off Ayresome Green Lane, in which the burials date back to 1668.
From 2005 to 2007 the cemetery underwent a £1.7 million
Heritage Lottery Fund, which included; restoring the Mortuary Chapel for use by the Friends of Linthorpe Cemetery as an exhibition space, converting of the Hebrew Prayer House into an educational and community space, improving the path network and cemetery boundaries, tree and hedgerow planting, and cast iron benches specially designed by local children depicting the theme of 'Flora and Fauna
of Linthorpe Cemetery'.
References
- ^ "Middlesbrough (Linthorpe) Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Linthorpe Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Map of Linthorpe Cemetery". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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