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*St Mary Magdalen Guildhall | *St Mary Magdalen Guildhall | ||
*Whitefriars<ref name="tombs">Payne Fisher and G. Blacker Morgan, ''Catalogue of the Tombs in the Churches of the City of London, A.D. 1666'' (1668; reprint, London: Hasell, Watson, Viney, Ld., 1885).</ref> | *Whitefriars<ref name="tombs">Payne Fisher and G. Blacker Morgan, ''Catalogue of the Tombs in the Churches of the City of London, A.D. 1666'' (1668; reprint, London: Hasell, Watson, Viney, Ld., 1885).</ref> | ||
Bunhill Fields burial ground, opened in 1665 to inter Londoners who died in the Great Plague, was in operation until 1854. Approximately 120,000 burials took place there. {{Find A Grave|658393|Bunhill Fields Burial Ground}} (175+ entries) | |||
{{Wikipedia|Magnificent_Seven,_London|Magnificent Seven}} The 'Magnificent Seven' Greater London cemeteries opened in the nineteenth century were (with years opened): | {{Wikipedia|Magnificent_Seven,_London|Magnificent Seven}} The 'Magnificent Seven' Greater London cemeteries opened in the nineteenth century were (with years opened): | ||
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Major modern cemeteries include: | Major modern cemeteries include: | ||
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158526 Wandsworth Cemetery, London] BillionGraves | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158526 Wandsworth Cemetery, London] BillionGraves | ||
*{{Find A Grave|658426|City of London Cemetery and Crematorium}} (1,850+ entries) | *{{Find A Grave|658426|City of London Cemetery and Crematorium}} (1,850+ entries) | ||