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Quaker Burial Ground

Memorials : 39
Location : Norwich, City of Norwich, England
Coordinate : 52.6361120, 1.2914810
Description : History: There were no public cemeteries those who were not baptised in the established Church had to make their own arrangements, so in March 1670 the Norwich congregation of the Society of Friends (Quakers) bought an acre of land in the south-west quarter of the Gildencroft for use as a burial ground. Bring the coffins into the cemetery was a problem. The coffins had to be carried on the shoulders of bearers along the very narrow Gildencroft Lane (now known as Quakers Lane) from St Martin's Lane or via the even narrower Jenkins Lane from St Martin's... Read More

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  • Where is Quaker Burial Ground?

    Quaker Burial Ground is located at Chatham Street Norwich, City of Norwich ,Norfolk ,England.

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

    39 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Quaker Burial Ground?

    Latitude: 52.6361120
    Longitude: 1.2914810

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