There are many Jewish cemeteries in the London area; some are included in the
List of cemeteries in London. This list includes those cemeteries and also some just outside the
Greater London boundary. Jews are also buried at other, not specifically Jewish, cemeteries. Between 1832 and 1841 the "
Magnificent Seven" private cemeteries were opened, primarily to relieve
Central London's
Anglican churchyards. Later, some of them also encompassed burials for people from other faiths; many Jews of international renown are buried at
Highgate Cemetery.
Brookwood Cemetery in
Surrey, opened in 1852, designated approximately half of the original cemetery to non-Anglicans, including Jews.
The cemetery, no longer used, was originally the burial ground for the New Synagogue and was subsequently used by the Great Synagogue. Several notable people are buried there.
There are now two cemeteries operating at Bushey, Bushey "Old" Cemetery and Bushey "New" Cemetery, both of which are still active for funerals, stone settings and visiting. Bushey "Old" Cemetery is at Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 3TP and Bushey "New2 Cemetery is 400m down the road at Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 3FF.
The cemetery was established by the New Synagogue on Great St Helen's, soon joined by the
Great Synagogue in Duke's Place, both of them London congregations.[6] There are a number of notable people buried here, in a graveyard visually dominated by the imposing
Rothschild Mausoleum.[6] One section contains graves removed to this burial place from the former
Hoxton burial ground of the
Hambro Synagogue when that site underwent urban redevelopment. The oldest legible tombstone in this section dates from 1794.[6]
Yes, but burial in existing family plots is available on request
This has been described as the "Rolls-Royce" of London's Jewish cemeteries[7] and is designated Grade II on
Historic England's
Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[8] In 2015 it was awarded a grant from the
Heritage Lottery Fund to restore some key features of the cemetery and to create a visitor centre, a permanent exhibition and a web-based education project.[9][10]
The cemetery, which has 40,000 graves, was established in 1889, on a strip of his family's land that was presented by
Lord Montagu to the
Federation of Synagogues for use as a burial site: the Federation Burial Society was formally established in 1890.[12]
This, the Federation's second cemetery, had 106 acres originally, with room for 45,000 to 50,000 graves. In 2016, when the cemetery was at 60% of capacity, the Federation sold about 20 acres of the land.[13]
This is a section of
Streatham Park Cemetery. The majority of burials here are those of
Ashkenazi Jews of eastern European origin who settled in the
Soho area of London and worked as tailors, cabinetmakers, shopkeepers, etc. A small section of Streatham Park Cemetery is reserved for members of the
South London Liberal Synagogue.[14] This cemetery contains the Commonwealth war graves of 13 service personnel from World War II.
First established as the cemetery of the Western (now Western Marble Arch) Synagogue, as well as the independent West End Great Synagogue, it is now run by the Western Charitable Foundation, which extends burial rights to the Jewish Joint Burial Society, Liberal Judaism and Waltham Forest Hebrew Congregation.
Also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, it is maintained by a joint burial committee representing members of the
West London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation))[15] who share ownership of the cemetery.
Also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, it is maintained by a joint burial committee representing members of the
West London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation)[15] who share ownership of the cemetery.
The cemetery is managed by the Edgwarebury Joint Burial Board (EJBB) on behalf of the S&P Sephardi Community, West London Synagogue, Liberal Judaism and the independent
Belsize Square Synagogue. The ashes of
Amy Winehouse and her grandmother are buried here.
Established by the
Liberal Jewish Synagogue, it was originally known as the Liberal Jewish and Belsize Square Cemetery.[19] Several notable British Jews, including members of the
Sassoon family, are buried at the cemetery, which also has a Grade II listed war memorial. It is adjacent to
Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery.