Cemeteries · London
Abney Park
In or near City of London.
Abney Park is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stoke Newington · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Abney Park, the nearest railway station is Stoke Newington, located 0.3 km away. Entry to the cemetery is free, and it is accessible to visitors. The postcode for sat-nav is N16 5SP.
About
Abney Park is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1840. Coordinates: 51.5644°, -0.0768°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
Abney Park Cemetery is Hackney's largest area of woodland, featuring a diverse range of flora and fauna, including rare plants and a variety of bird species. Visitors can explore its mature trees and unique specimen trees, as well as enjoy the peaceful natural environment.
From the Wikipedia article
Abney Park cemetery is one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries in London, England. Abney Park in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney is a historic parkland originally laid out in the early 18th century by Lady Mary Abney, Dr. Isaac Watts and the neighbouring Hartopp family. In 1840 it became a non-denominational garden cemetery, a semi-public park arboretum, and an educational institute, which was widely celebrated as an example of its time. A total of 196,843 burials had taken place there up to the year 2000. It is a Local Nature Reserve.
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Background
Description
One of the "Magnificent Seven" parkland cemeteries created in the early Victorian period, albeit set out in an entirely different way to the others and with somewhat wider purposes, Abney Park features an entrance designed by William Hosking FSA in collaboration with Joseph Bonomi the Younger and the cemetery's founder George Collison II. This frontage was built by John Jay in the then increasingly popular Egyptian Revival style, with hieroglyphics signifying the "Abode of the Mortal Part of Man": a venture too far into the architecture of the African continent for Augustus Pugin, who pilloried the idea, hoping no-one would repeat such a radical departure from "good" Christian gothic design…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5644, -0.0768
- District
- Hackney
- Parish
- Hackney, unparished area
- Postcode
- N16 5SP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Established
- 1840
- Nearest railway station
- Stoke Newington — 0.3 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- osm: w4481918 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Abney Park Cemetery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Abney park east gate.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abney Park?
- Abney Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N16 5SP), in the parish of Hackney, unparished area.
- What is Abney Park?
- Abney Park is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Abney Park?
- The nearest railway station is Stoke Newington, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode N16 5SP.
- When was Abney Park built?
- Built or established in 1840.
- Who owns Abney Park?
- Abney Park is owned by London Borough of Hackney.
- Is Abney Park free to visit?
- Yes, Abney Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Abney Park?
- The nearest railway station is Stoke Newington, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N16 5SP.