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St. Wilfrid's Catholic Cemetery

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Location : Preston, City of Preston, England
Coordinate : 53.7581670, -2.7044930
Description : In 1816, the Reverend Joseph "Daddy" Dunn, priest at St Wilfrid's Chapel, purchased a plot of land to use as a burial ground for the town's Catholic population. The cemetery, in what was to become St Wilfrid Street, was behind the school Mr Dunn had opened in Fox Street two years earlier, and was a short walk from St Wilfrid's Chapel, which had no open space immediately around it. St Wilfrid's Cemetery opened in late 1817, with the first burial, that of Mrs Rose McNally, taking place on the 13th of December 1817. The Oratory was licensed to perform services on... Read More

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  • Where is St. Wilfrid's Catholic Cemetery?

    St. Wilfrid's Catholic Cemetery is located at St-Wilfrid St Preston, City of Preston ,Lancashire , PR1 2USEngland.

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    Latitude: 53.7581670
    Longitude: -2.7044930

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