Morden Cemetery
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| Morden Cemetery | |
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 Main entrance to Morden Cemetery | |
 Interactive map of Morden Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 17 March 1891 |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°23′27″N 0°13′50″W / 51.3907°N 0.2306°W |
| Find a Grave | Morden Cemetery |
Morden Cemetery, also known as Battersea New Cemetery, is a cemetery in the Lower Morden area of the town of Morden within the London Borough of Merton, London, England. It opened on 17 March 1891. A crematorium in Morden Cemetery, North East Surrey Crematorium, is located near an area of the cemetery called the Gardens of Remembrance.[1] The crematorium opened in 1958.
In February 1889,[2] the Battersea Burial Board made a proposal to the British government to allow them to purchase the 127-acre (51 ha) Hobald's Farm where Morden Cemetery would be built. In December, then-Home Secretary Henry Matthews approved the purchase.[3] Morden Cemetery opened on 17 March 1891.[4] In 1958, a crematorium, North East Surrey Crematorium, opened in the cemetery.[5]