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{{Wikipedia|Magnificent_Seven,_London|Magnificent Seven}} The '''Magnificent Seven''' Greater London cemeteries opened in the nineteenth century were (with years opened): <br> | {{Wikipedia|Magnificent_Seven,_London|Magnificent Seven}} The '''Magnificent Seven''' Greater London cemeteries opened in the nineteenth century were (with years opened): <br> | ||
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| Kensal Green Cemetery<br>(1832) | |||
| {{Find A Grave|658427|Kensal Green Cemetery}} (1,500+ entries) | |||
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| West Norwood Cemetery<br>(1837) | |||
| {{Find A Grave|658403|West Norwood Cemetery}} (1,900+ entries)<br> [http://www.fownc.org/contact/index.shtml West Norwood Cemetery website] | |||
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| [[Highgate Cemetery, London|Highgate Cemetery]]<br>(1839 West & 1860 East) | |||
| {{Find A Grave|638895|Highgate Cemetery (East)}} (175+ entries)<br>{{Find A Grave|638894|Highgate Cemetery (West)}} (665+ entries)<br> [http://www.highgatecemetery.org Highgate Cemetery website] | |||
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| Abney Park Cemetery<br>(1840) | |||
| {{Find A Grave|658404|Abney Park Cemetery}} (4,500+ entries) | |||
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| Nunhead<br>(1840) | |||
| {{Find A Grave||Nunhead Cemetery}} | |||
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| Brompton<br>(1840) | |||
| {{Find A Grave|658429|Brompton Cemetery (aka West London Cemetery, Westminster Cemetery)}} (950+ entries) | |||
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| Tower Hamlets<br>(1841) | |||
| {{Find A Grave||Tower Hamlets Cemetery}} | |||
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Beginning in 1854, thousands of | Beginning in 1854, thousands of east-enders were buried in '''Brookwood Cemetery''' in Surrey (also known as the London Necropolis). It is the largest cemetery in the UK and one of the largest in the world. Until World War II, funeral trains ran from Waterloo station directly to the Cemetery.<ref>Email, Dr. Brian Swann to Nathan W. Murphy, 20 April 2012.</ref> {{Find A Grave|2098485|Brookwood Cemetery}} (614+ entries) More than 235,000 people have been buried there.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brookwood Cemetery," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery, accessed 20 April 2012.</ref> The official Brookwood Cemetery site offers a [http://www.brookwoodcemetery.com/grave_search.htm grave search] for a fee. | ||
A guide to [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/cem.html Victorian London Cemeteries] is available at GenDocs. They include: | A guide to [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/cem.html Victorian London Cemeteries] is available at GenDocs. They include: | ||