Sheffield General Cemetery
The General Cemetery in the City of Sheffield, England opened in 1836 and closed for burial in 1978. It was the principal cemetery in Victorian Sheffield with over 87,000 burials.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bramall Lane and Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
Bramall Lane
Stadium
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Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers. Bramall Lane is situated 3,600 feet east of Sheffield General Cemetery.
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Garden
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The Sheffield Botanical Gardens are Grade II listed botanical gardens situated off Ecclesall Road in Sheffield, England, with 5,000 species of plants in 19 acres of land. Sheffield Botanical Gardens is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Sheffield General Cemetery.
Crucible Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. Crucible Theatre is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sheffield General Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharrow and Hunter’s Bar.
Sharrow
Suburb
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Sharrow is a suburb of Sheffield located directly southwest of Sheffield city centre. The district lies within the Nether Edge and Sharrow ward of the city.
Hunter’s Bar
Locality
Hunter's Bar is a roundabout and former toll bar on Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield, England; the toll bar was active until the late 19th century.
The Moor Quarter
Quarter
The Moor Quarter is one of Sheffield's twelve designated quarters, built around and named for The Moor, a pedestrianised thoroughfare. It is bound by Furnival Gate in the north-east, Eyre Street in the south-east, St Mary's Gate to the south, and Moore Street and Charter Row to the north-west.
Sheffield General Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: burial
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.36916° or 53° 22′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.48729° or 1° 29′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C5W9G97+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4387516OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7492668
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In Other Languages
“Sheffield General Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sheffield General Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anglican Chapel and Sheffield General Cemetery Park.
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