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Cuddington Cemetery and St Phillip's Churchyard

Introduction

Formally laid out in a rectangular grid, the cemetery has a World War 1 war memorial and the entrance is lined with trees including an occasional yew. To the west lies the former churchyard of St Phillip's Church, which was built in 1872-73 and demolished in 1972.

Cuddington Cemetery and St Phillip's Churchyard are divided by a hedge and trees; the old churchyard now closed to burial. Accessible from Lindsay Road, Cuddington Cemetery was laid out c.1901, and opened in 1902, the earliest grave also of this date. Formally laid out in a rectangular grid, the cemetery has a WWI war memorial and the entrance is lined with trees including an occasional yew.. To the west lies the former churchyard of St Phillip's Church, which was built in 1872-73 and demolished in 1972. This part of the site is overgrown and remains untended.

Sources consulted:

LB Sutton Archive

For more information see http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=SUT013

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

The site is open from 8.00am - dusk.

Directions

Rail Worcester Park. Bus 151, 213, 726, K10

Owners

London Borough of Sutton

Other Websites

History

Period

  • 20th Century (1901 to 2000)
  • Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Key Information

Type

Funerary Site

Purpose

Sacred / Ritual / Funerary

Principal Building

Religious Ritual And Funerary

Period

20th Century (1901 to 2000)

Survival

Extant

Hectares

1

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust