Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium (Welsh: Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd) is a major cemetery and crematorium located in the Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road (Thornhill Road).

Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd
Entrance to the cemetery and crematorium
Details
EstablishedAugust 1952
Location
CountryWales
Coordinates51.567°N 0.147°W / 51.567; -0.147
TypePublic
Owned byCardiff Council
WebsiteThornhill Cemetery website

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

Views of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Notes

  1. "The Suburb of Llanishen". Cardiffians. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
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