List of cemeteries in London

There are a number of cemeteries in Greater London. Among them are the Magnificent Seven, seven large Victorian-era cemeteries. There are also a number of crematoria. A number of cemeteries have listed buildings or structures, or have been placed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by English Heritage. Others have secured Green Heritage Site accreditation or may be on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

"The Magnificent Seven"

The Magnificent Seven cemeteries were the first commercial cemeteries constructed around the outskirts of London. They are all of special historical value and are on the English Heritage lists.

Name	Date opened	London Borough	Postal area	Area acres	Graves	Closed	Remarks	"Friends"
Abney Park Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Hackney	N16	32.5		Yes	It became the main burial place of English nonconformists when Bunhill Fields closed
Brompton Cemetery	1840	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	SW10	38	35,000+	No	Owned and maintained by The Royal Parks
Highgate Cemetery	1839 1854	London Borough of Camden, Haringey and Islington	N6	38	53,000+	No	Divided into East and West cemeteries
Kensal Green Cemetery	1833	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	W10	70	65,000+	No	Also known as the General Cemetery of All Souls. The oldest of the Magnificent Seven and still in operation.
Nunhead Cemetery	1840	London Borough of Southwark	SE15	49		Yes	Also known as "Cemetery of all Saints"
Tower Hamlets Cemetery	1841	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	E3	33		Yes	Also known as Bow Cemetery. Closed in 1966
West Norwood Cemetery	1837	London Borough of Lambeth	SE27	39.5	42,000+	CF	Originally known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery. The first cemetery in the world designed in the Gothic Revival style

Abbreviations used in the column closed

There are many Jewish cemeteries in London; they are not included here but some of them are listed at Jewish cemeteries in the London area.

Many of these cemeteries were former graveyards and carry the name of the church they belonged to.

Name of the cemetery	Period in service	Location	Postal area	Remains moved to	M*	Remarks
Cross Bones Graveyard	????–1853	Redcross Way	SE1		M	Also known as the Halloween Graveyard
Enon Chapel	1823–1842	St. Clement's Lane	WC2	West Norwood Cemetery	D	Later renamed Clare Market Chapel
St Benet Gracechurch	1181–1868	Gracechurch Street	EC3M	City of London Cemetery and Crematorium	M	Also known as Grass Church
St James' Gardens	1788–1853	Euston Station	NW1 2RT	Excavated remains have been moved to multiple locations	D	Grave of Captain Matthew Flinders discovered.

M*, if a memorial or something similar was erected to commemorate the former burial ground or cemetery