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Memorials : 2
Location : Wells, Mendip District, England
Website : www.mendiphospitalcemetery.org.uk/
Coordinate : 51.2106490, -2.6262980
Description : This cemetery was the burial ground for the Somerset and Bath Pauper Lunatic Asylum, later known as the Wells Mental Hospital, and later still, the Mendip Hospital. Here nearly 3000 former patients and staff were laid to rest between 1874 and 1963. The cemetery is now both a nature reserve and a living memorial to the poor souls buried here. Much of the ground is now meadow, the grasses being mown just once a year in the autumn, encouraging insects, birds, and wild flowers to thrive. The pond is also full of life, from frogs in the spring to dragonflies... Read More

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  • Where is Mendip Hospital Cemetery?

    Mendip Hospital Cemetery is located at Wells, Mendip District ,Somerset ,England.

  • Mendip Hospital Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    2 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Mendip Hospital Cemetery?

    Latitude: 51.2106490
    Longitude: -2.6262980

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