Witton Cemetery
Witton Cemetery, which opened in Witton in 1863 as Birmingham City Cemetery, is the largest cemetery in Birmingham, England. Covering an area of 103 acres, it once had three chapels; however, two of these were demolished in 1980.Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
- Also known as: “Birmingham Cemetery” and “Birmingham City Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Witton Lakes and Perry Common Library.
Witton Lakes
Reservoir
Photo: Lee Jordan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Witton Lakes are a pair of former drinking water reservoirs between the Perry Common and Erdington areas of Birmingham, England. Two brooks, arising at Kingstanding and Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes, then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame, and eventually the Humber and the North Sea.
Perry Common Library
Library
Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perry Common Library is situated 3,200 feet north of Witton Cemetery.
Brookvale Park Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Roy Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brookvale Park Lake previously known as Lower Witton Reservoir is a former drinking water reservoir in the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. Two brooks, arising at Kingstanding and Bleak Hill, Erdington, respectively, feed first Witton Lakes, then overspill into Brookvale Park Lake, before reaching the River Tame, and ultimately the North Sea, via the Trent and Humber.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockland Green and Perry Barr.
Stockland Green
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stockland Green is an area of Birmingham, England. It gives its name to a ward which is part of the Erdington formal district, and is located to the south-west of Erdington and north-east of Birmingham City Centre.
Perry Barr
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is also the name of a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.
Short Heath
Suburb
Short Heath is an area of Birmingham, England near to Erdington. The area's postcode is B23.
Witton Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.52723° or 52° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
-1.88059° or 1° 52′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C4WG4G9+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 8104257OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q8028621
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In Other Languages
“Witton Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վիթոնի գերեզմանատուն”
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