Sheffield General Cemetery
Introduction
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Sheffield General Cemetery
Image: © David Rogers Taken: 26 Oct 2009
In 1834 the General Cemetery Company was formed to create a cemetery on nine acres of land in the Porter Valley. Opened in 1836, and used for burials until 1978 when half the site was demolished to make way for a green space.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.367972
Longitude
-1.488991