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Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Coordinates: 51°32′13″N 3°12′34″W / 51.536944°N 3.209444°W / 51.536944; -3.209444
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Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd
Entrance to the cemetery and crematorium
Map
Details
EstablishedAugust 1952
Location
CountryWales
Coordinates51°32′13″N 3°12′34″W / 51.536944°N 3.209444°W / 51.536944; -3.209444
TypePublic
Owned byCardiff Council
WebsiteThornhill Cemetery website
Find a GraveThornhill 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 Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road (Thornhill Road).

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

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Views of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Notes

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