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Old St. Margaret's Churchyard

Memorials	:	77
Location	:	Lee, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate	:	51.4633010, 0.0001900
Description	:	This was originally the site of an old medieval church dating approximately about 1120. An attempt to rebuild over the medieval church was made but the foundation would not hold a new building, thus the present church, which was finished 1841, is located across the street as St. Margaret of Antioch Church, and has its own churchyard cemetery. Only the west tower of the old medieval church remains within the St Margaret's churchyard cemetery. Within this old cemetery, notable astronomers are buried in the Admiralty Vault: Edmond Halley, who was the discoverer of the Halley's Comet; Nathaniel Bliss;... Read More	This was originally the site of an old medieval church dating approximately about 1120. An attempt to rebuild over the medieval church was made but the foundation would not hold a new building, thus the present church, which was finished 1841, is located across the street as St. Margaret of Antioch Church, and has its own churchyard cemetery. Only the west tower of the old medieval church remains within the St Margaret's churchyard cemetery. Within this old cemetery, notable astronomers are buried in the Admiralty Vault: Edmond Halley, who was the discoverer of the Halley's Comet; Nathaniel Bliss; and John Pond. Besides the astronomers, there are several other notables buried here.

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1. St. Margaret's of Antioch Churchyard
Lee Green, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4628430, 0.0008400

2. St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4556700, -0.0160400

3. Royal Observatory
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4778110, -0.0014750

4. St. John-the-Evangelist Churchyard
Blackheath, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4758000, 0.0187000

5. St. Alfege Churchyard
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4804610, -0.0097090

6. Congregational Chapel Chapelyard
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4819930, 0.0003560

7. Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4822650, -0.0056610

8. Observant Friars Churchyard
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4825810, -0.0097240

9. Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4570700, -0.0309400

10. Bellot Memorial
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4836700, -0.0078360

11. Unitarian Baptist Chapel Chapelyard
Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4801250, -0.0234300

12. St Paul Churchyard
Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4795920, -0.0244260

13. East Greenwich Pleasaunce
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4844380, 0.0134990

14. St Nicholas Churchyard
Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4819610, -0.0227660

15. St. Nicholas Churchyard Extension
Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4819870, -0.0237210

16. Hither Green Cemetery and Crematorium
Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4387050, 0.0057590

17. St. Luke's Churchyard
Charlton, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4817960, 0.0357090

18. Honor Oak Crematorium
Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, England
Coordinate: 51.4536111, -0.0436111

19. Camberwell New Cemetery and Crematorium
Camberwell, London Borough of Southwark, England
Coordinate: 51.4534836, -0.0466380

20. Nunhead Cemetery
Nunhead, London Borough of Southwark, England
Coordinate: 51.4642296, -0.0530430

21. Greenwich Cemetery
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4680810, 0.0530810

22. Christ Church Priory
Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4514000, 0.0511700

23. St John the Baptist Churchyard
Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
Coordinate: 51.4511290, 0.0515780

24. St Augustine Churchyard
Forest Hill, London Borough of Lewisham, England
Coordinate: 51.4503260, -0.0508140