Circular Road Cemetery
Circular Road Cemetery is a cemetery located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was opened in 1827. Urban expansion had meant that the old burial ground at the south end of Howe Street had become surrounded by houses and so could not be enlarged.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum and Freetown Central Prison.
National Museum
Museum
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The Sierra Leone National Museum, previously known as the Sierra Leone Museum and the Museum of the Sierra Leone Society, is the national museum of Sierra Leone. it is located at the junction of Siaka Stevens Street and Pademba Road in central Freetown. National Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Circular Road Cemetery.
Freetown Central Prison
Prison
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Freetown Central Prison, commonly known as Pademba Road Prison, is a prison on Pademba Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The prison was built to house 220 prisoners in the pre-independence era and now holds around 2,000 prisoners. Freetown Central Prison is situated 1 km southwest of Circular Road Cemetery.
Cotton Tree
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The Cotton Tree is a kapok tree that is a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown. Cotton Tree is situated 1¼ km northwest of Circular Road Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tower Hill and Leicester.
Tower Hill
Suburb
Tower Hill is an affluent government and residential neighborhood in central Freetown, Sierra Leone. Tower Hill is located within the central business district in downtown Freetown.
Leicester
Village
Leicester is a coastal town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town lies approximately fifteen miles east of Freetown. The town has an estimated population of 18,678.
Wilberforce
Suburb
Wilberforce is a neighborhood in the West End of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It is home to the Wilberforce military barracks, one of the largest in the country and the main barracks of the Sierra Leone military. Wilberforce is situated 4 km west of Circular Road Cemetery.
Circular Road Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Category: burial
- Location: Western Area, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
8.47904° or 8° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-13.22907° or 13° 13′ 45″ westOpen location code
6CW8FQHC+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 206440731OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q30633207
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