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Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

Memorials : 37
Location : London Borough of Islington, England
Coordinate : 51.5236015, -0.0888900
Description : In 1665 the City of London Corporation decided to use some of the fen or moor fields as a common burial ground for the interment of bodies of inhabitants who had died of the plague and could not be accommodated in the churchyards.The burial ground attracted mainly dissenters from the Established Church who were of a Protestant persuasion, partly owing to their much larger numbers in the locality than other faiths who did not conform to the Church of England's ways, such as Catholics or Jewish citizens. Nonetheless, the burial ground was open for interment to anyone who could afford... Read More

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  • Where is Bunhill Fields Burial Ground?

    Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is located at 38 City Road London Borough of Islington ,Greater London , EC1Y 1AUEngland.

  • Bunhill Fields Burial Ground cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    37 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground?

    Latitude: 51.5236015
    Longitude: -0.0888900

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