Abney Park Cemetery

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

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
Details
Established1840
Location
Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51.5649°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
Find a GraveAbney Park Cemetery

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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