Cemeteries · East of England
Willows Cemetery
Also known as: Willow Cemetery
In or near St Mary Hoo.
Willows Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Benfleet · 2.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Willows Cemetery is located in Castle Point, Essex, with the postcode SS8 0PS. The nearest railway station is Benfleet, which is 2.5 km away. Entry to the cemetery is free.
About
Willows Cemetery is a cemetery in Essex, London of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Castle Point parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Benfleet, about 2.5 km away. Postcode area SS8.
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Official information
Willows Cemetery is a Lawn Cemetery designed with inspiration from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It features graves laid in level grass avenues, with the option for registered owners to mark them with headstones.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Canvey Wick SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Holehaven Creek SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Willows Sports Complex was a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was used predominantly as a rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Queensland Cowboys National Rugby League club. The ground was also used for rugby union and soccer. From 2009 to 2011, A-League football club North Queensland Fury called it home. Since inception as a rugby league ground, the ground had several sponsored naming rights: Stockland Stadium (1995–97), Malanda Stadium (1998) Dairy Farmers Stadium (1999–2013) and 1300SMILES Stadium (2013-2019)) . The last NRL match to be played at the stadium was on Thursday 29 August 2019 between the North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5251, 0.5437
- County
- Essex
- District
- Castle Point
- Parish
- Canvey Island
- Postcode
- SS8 0PS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Castle Point
- Phone
- 01268 795695
- Established
- 1994
- Nearest railway station
- Benfleet — 2.5 km
- Opening
- Summer: April to September 09:00 - 16:45; Winter: October to March 09:00 – 15:30
- Official site
- www.willowscemetery.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w334591694 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Willows Sports Complex (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Willows Cemetery?
- Willows Cemetery is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode SS8 0PS), in the parish of Canvey Island.
- What is Willows Cemetery?
- Willows Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Willows Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Benfleet, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SS8 0PS.
- When was Willows Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1994.
- Who owns Willows Cemetery?
- Willows Cemetery is owned by Queensland Government.
- Is Willows Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Willows Cemetery is part of the Canvey Wick SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Holehaven Creek SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Willows Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes, Willows Cemetery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Willows Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Benfleet, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SS8 0PS.