Brompton Cemetery

Brompton Cemetery
Details
Established	1839
Location	Fulham Road, London, SW10 9UG
Country	England
Coordinates	51°29′06″N 0°11′27″W / 51.4849°N 0.1908°W / 51.4849; -0.1908
Type	Public
Owned by	Crown property, managed by Royal Parks of London
Size	16 hectares (40 acres)
No. of graves	35,000+
No. of interments	205,000
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	Brompton Cemetery
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Brompton Cemetery
Designated	1 October 1987
Reference no.	1000248
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Official name	Brompton Cemetery
Designated	1 October 1987
Reference no.	1000248

Brompton Cemetery (originally the West of London and Westminster Cemetery)^[1] is since 1852 the first (and only) London cemetery to be Crown property, managed by The Royal Parks, in West Brompton in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.^[2] It is one of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries. Established by Act of Parliament and laid out in 1839, it opened in 1840. Consecrated by Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, in June 1840, it is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. Some 35,000 monuments, from simple headstones to substantial mausolea, mark more than 205,000 resting places. The site includes large plots for family mausolea, and common graves where coffins are piled deep into the earth. It also has a small columbarium, and a secluded Garden of Remembrance at the northern end for cremated remains. The cemetery continues to be open for burials. It is also known as an urban haven for nature. In 2014, it was awarded a National Lottery grant to carry out essential restoration and develop a visitor centre, among other improvements.^[3] The restoration work was completed in 2018.^[4]

Although the cemetery was originally established by a private company, it is now the property of the Crown.^[5]