Swanscombe Cemetery
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Swanscombe Cemetery
Image: © Marathon Taken: 1 Dec 2022
Swanscombe Burial Ground was opened in 1885 and purchased at a cost of £493, the first burial being Ada Ayra Cleaves on 3rd April 1887. Within the cemetery is a small chapel built in 1905. Swanscombe Urban District Council were responsible for the cemetery until around 1973 when it was taken over by Dartford Council.
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51.443081
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