Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England, designed by architect Stephen Geary. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as well as for its de facto status as a nature reserve. The Cemetery is designated Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
| Highgate Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Highgate (East) Cemetery (c. 2010) | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1839 |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°34′01″N 0°08′49″W |
| Owned by | Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust |
| Size | 15 hectares (37 acres) |
| No. of graves | 53,000+ |
| No. of interments | 170,000 |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | East, West |
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