British Cemetery, Lisbon

British Cemetery, Lisbon
Entrance to the British Cemetery on Rua de São Jorge.
Details
Established	c. 1721
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Country	Portugal
Coordinates	38°42′57″N 09°09′36″W / 38.71583°N 9.16000°W / 38.71583; -9.16000
Owned by	British Government
Size	2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Website	https://www.britishcemeterylisbon.com/

The British Cemetery (Cemitério dos Ingleses) in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon was established in the early 18th century. It is located in the Estrela district of the city and surrounds the Anglican St George's Church. The first marked grave is dated 1724. The Cemetery contains graves of early British Protestant residents and long-established British families in Portugal as well as British visitors to Lisbon. There are also 31 Commonwealth War Graves. In addition, some British Catholics and non-British Protestants, particularly Dutch, are also buried there. There is a small Jewish cemetery in an adjacent plot. Amongst the famous English people buried in the Cemetery is the novelist Henry Fielding.^[1]