St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery
St Mary's Cemetery
Details
Established1858
Location
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°31′41″N 0°14′01″W / 51.5280°N 0.2336°W / 51.5280; -0.2336
TypeRoman Catholic
Size29 acres (12 ha)
No. of graves165,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveSt Mary's Catholic Cemetery

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located on Harrow Road, Kensal Green in London, England. It has its own Catholic chapel.

The cemetery, founded in 1858, is the resting place of over 165,000 Roman Catholics. The 29-acre cemetery has memorials for Belgian soldiers and Commonwealth service personnel from both World Wars, along with numerous foreign nationality war graves. Notable burials include British spy Peter Ashmun Ames, conductor Sir John Barbirolli, and activist Marcus Garvey. The cemetery, which is open year-round, features a chapel used for funeral and memorial services. Visitors can consult computerized burial records dating back to 1858 at the cemetery office.