Balls Pond Road Cemetery

Balls Pond Road Cemetery, also known as Jewish (West London Reform) Cemetery, Kingsbury Road Cemetery, Balls Pond Burial Ground and The Jewish Burial Ground, is a Jewish cemetery on Kingsbury Road, Canonbury, London N1. It was founded in 1843 and is owned by West London Synagogue. Prominent early members of that place of worship, such as the de Stern, Goldsmid and Mocatta families, are buried in this cemetery. Other notable burials include the ashes of Amy Levy, the first Jewish woman at Cambridge University and the first Jewish woman to be cremated in England. The last burial at the cemetery was in 1951. The cemetery has been Grade II listed since 2020.

Balls Pond Road Cemetery (Kingsbury Road Cemetery)
Details
Established1843
Closed1951
Location
Kingsbury Road, Canonbury (London Borough of Islington)
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°32′52″N 0°04′46″W
TypeJewish
Owned byWest London Synagogue
Size0.5 acres
No. of graves900
Find a GraveKingsbury Road Cemetery
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameWest London Reform Cemetery
Designated6 November 2020
Reference no.1465187
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