Hither Green Cemetery

Hither Green Cemetery, opened as Lee Cemetery in 1873, is a large cemetery located on the east side of Verdant Lane in southeast London, England. The cemetery is situated between Catford, Hither Green, Downham, Grove Park and Lee, west of the railway line connecting Grove Park and Hither Green stations, and close to Grove Park Sidings and Grove Park Nature Reserve.

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Cemetery
Description: burial ground in southeast London, England
Also known as: “Hither Green Cemetery and Crematorium”, “Lee Cemetery”, and “Verdant Lane Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Northbrook Park and St Mark.

Northbrook Park

Park

Northbrook Park is a public park located on Baring Road south of Lee Green and north of Grove Park in the London Borough of Lewisham, southeast London, England. Northbrook Park is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Hither Green Cemetery.

St Mark

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mark is a church, which is situated 2,100 feet west of Hither Green Cemetery.

St Luke’s Church

Church

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Luke’s Church is situated 2,200 feet south of Hither Green Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Excalibur Estate and Grove Park.

Excalibur Estate

Neighborhood

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The Excalibur Estate was a post-war 1940s housing estate of 189 prefabricated houses in Catford, South London. The estate contained the last sizeable collection of post-war prefabricated houses in the United Kingdom.

Grove Park

Town

Grove Park is a district of South East London, England within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located north east of Bromley and south east of Lewisham.

Downham

Suburb

Downham is a district of South East London, England, primarily within the London Borough of Lewisham. Downham is located south of Lewisham and borders north London Borough of Bromley.

Hither Green Cemetery

Category: burial
Location: Lewisham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.43693° or 51° 26′ 13″ north

Longitude

0.01041° or 0° 0′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F32C2P6+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4414651

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q12060297

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