Gap Road Cemetery

Gap Road Cemetery or Wimbledon Cemetery is a cemetery located in Wimbledon, London. 20 acres in size, the cemetery was opened in 1876, and contains three chapels, including two disused historical chapels, one for Church of England services and another for Dissenters.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in London
Also known as: “Wimbledon Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haydons Road railway station and Wimbledon Park tube station.

Haydons Road railway station

Railway station

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Haydons Road railway station is in the north-east of the London Borough of Merton in South London. It is the nearest station to the Plough Lane stadium, the home ground of AFC Wimbledon. Haydons Road railway station is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Gap Road Cemetery.

Wimbledon Park tube station

Metro station

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Wimbledon Park is a London Underground station in Wimbledon, south-west London. It is on the Wimbledon branch of the District line, between Wimbledon and Southfields stations. Wimbledon Park tube station is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Gap Road Cemetery.

Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park

Church

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Christ the King Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Wimbledon Park area of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It was founded in 1913, and built in 1926 by the Society of Jesus. The architect was Adrian Gilbert Scott. Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park is situated 2,100 feet north of Gap Road Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimbledon Park and Summerstown.

Wimbledon Park

Neighborhood

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Wimbledon Park is the name of an urban park in Wimbledon and also of the suburb south and east of the park and the Wimbledon Park tube station. The park itself is 27 hectares in area.

Summerstown

Suburb

Summerstown is a district of south-west London located on the boundary between the London Borough of Wandsworth and the London Borough of Merton. It is an area on the north eastern edge of Wimbledon, south of Earlsfield, west of Tooting and north of Colliers Wood.