Middleton Cemetery
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Established | 1912[1] |
Location | Middleton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°33′32″N 2°10′47″W / 53.5587573°N 2.1796054°W |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Rochdale Borough Council |
Find a Grave | Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium |
Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery in Boarshaw Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England.
The cemetery was established in 1912 and is owned and maintained by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Facilities on the grounds include a crematorium, chapel, toilets, a memorial garden and a book of remembrance room.[2]
Interments[]
- Joel Halliwell (1881–1958), recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
- Lee Rigby (1987–2013), British Army Fusilier, killed by Islamic extremists in London, May 2013.[3]
- 24 graves of military personnel maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 6 from World War I, 18 from World War II. [4]
References[]
- ^ "Burial records". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Cemeteries and crematoria". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Lee "Riggers" Rigby (1987–2013)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Middleton (Boarshaw) Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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Categories:
- 1912 establishments in England
- Cemeteries in Greater Manchester
- Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
- Greater Manchester geography stubs