Croydon Cemetery

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Croydon Cemetery is a cemetery located next to Mitcham Common near Croydon, which is part of the London Borough of Croydon, London. It is managed by Croydon Cemeteries and Crematoriums. The cemetery is much larger than other ones in London and Croydon Crematorium is located inside the cemetery. There is also a church located inside the cemetery.

1 History
2 Transport Links
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The cemetery was opened in 1876. Croydon Cemetery is perhaps most famous for the finally successful fight of his family to have "A Victim of British Justice" inscribed on the gravestone of Derek Bentley, wrongly hanged in 1953. Aside from this, two extensions to the original ground have left this rather odd-shaped cemetery as a rather pleasing memorial to its ongoing place in the community: a sweeping tree-lined drive leads to a modern chapel and crematorium block with paved landscaping, which gradually gives way to the Victorian original, with its own chapel and a number of rather pleasing angels. Altogether this is a pleasant and well-run suburban ground which some other councils might do well to emulate.

[edit] Transport Links

The cemetery is located on the west edge of the Croydon borough and is not well connected by public transport, although inside the cemetery there is an extensive network of roads suitable for cars. London Buses route 264 stops outside the cemetery and is the best bus to get there.

Therapia Lane tram stop is a 5 minutes stroll away from the cemetery and is on Route 3 which serves Wimbledon, Croydon and New Addington. The nearest mainland railway station is Thornton Heath station which is on the Brighton Main Line to London Victoria or London Bridge.

The post code of the cemetery is: CR0 3AA