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Velho Cemetery

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Velho Cemetery — Jewish cemetery in London, England.

Velho Cemetery

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Velho Cemetery is a cemetery in london. (Jewish cemetery in London, England.) According to Wikipedia: "The Velho Cemetery is a disused Jewish burial ground in Mile End, London. It is the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in the United Kingdom, founded in 1657 by members of the Creechurch Lane synagogue, which was itself the first synagogue to be established in the country since the 1290 expulsion of the Jews. The land for the cemetery was paid for by Antonio Fernandez Carvajal and Simon de Cacares."

Coordinates
51.5229, -0.0440

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