Abney Park Cemetery

This article is about the cemetery, operational from 1840 to 1974/8. For the park before it became a cemetery, see Abney Park. For the steam punk/gothic industrial band, see Abney Park (band).

Abney Park Cemetery
Interactive map of Abney Park Cemetery
Details
Established1840
Location
Stoke Newington High Street, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′54″N 0°04′41″W / 51.5649°N 0.0781°W / 51.5649; -0.0781
TypePublic
Owned byLondon Borough of Hackney
Size12.53 hectares (31 acres)
No. of intermentsaround 200,000
WebsiteAbney Park Trust

Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England.

Abney Park in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney is a historic parkland originally laid out in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Abney, Dr. Isaac Watts and the neighbouring Hartopp family.

In 1840 it became a non-denominational garden cemetery, a semi-public park arboretum, and an educational institute, which was widely celebrated as an example of its time. A total of 196,843 burials had taken place there up to the year 2000. It is a Local Nature Reserve.

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