Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium (Welsh: Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd) is a major cemetery and crematorium located in Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road (Thornhill Road).
| Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium | |
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Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd | |
 Entrance to the cemetery and crematorium | |
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| Details | |
| Established | August 1952 |
| Location | |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°32′13″N 3°12′34″W / 51.536944°N 3.209444°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Cardiff Council |
| Website | Thornhill Cemetery website |
| Find a Grave | Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium |
Cardiff Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40-acre (16 ha) site as part of the Thornhill Cemetery. The cemetery contains two chapels – Wenallt Chapel and Briwnant Chapel – and the Gardens of Remembrance for the scattering of cremated remains.[1]
Notable burials and cremations
edit- Sir Tasker Watkins (Lord Justice of Appeal)
- Rhodri Morgan (First Minister of Wales)
- Alison Bielski (poet and writer)
- Mickey Gee (rock and roll guitarist)
- Wilf Wooller (sportsman)
- Jack Brooks (politician)
- Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer)
- Arwel Hughes (conductor and composer)
- Fred Keenor (footballer)
Gallery
editViews of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
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Notes
edit- ^ "The Suburb of Llanishen". Cardiffians. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
External links
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Media related to Thornhill Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons- Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium at Find a Grave
- Map
