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Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium

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(Redirected from Manor Park Cemetery) Place of burial in East London, England

Not to be confused with City of London Cemetery and Crematorium.

Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Details
Established	1874; 150 years ago (1874)
Location	London
Country	England
Coordinates	51°33′10″N 0°02′18″E / 51.5527°N 0.0384°E / 51.5527; 0.0384
Owned by	Manor Park Cemetery Company Limited
Size	17.4 hectares (43 acres)
Website	www.mpark.co.uk
Find a Grave	Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium is a private cemetery in London, England.

History

Manor Park Cemetery was opened in 1874.

Graves

Annie Chapman, murder victim of Jack the Ripper
Jack Cornwell, posthumous Victoria Cross recipient
John Clinton, memorialised at the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
Sarah Chapman, trade unionist and leader of the 1888 Bryant & May matchgirls' strike
Some of the victims of the 1943 Bethnal Green air-raid shelter disaster

References

Price, John (2015). Heroes of Postman's Park. History Press. ISBN 9780750956437.
"History Route". Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 22 September 2024.