Cemetery #12965
Higher Cemetery
Also known as Higher Cemetery, Exeter · Exeter Higher Cemetery
77
documented records
≈ 3,000–6,100
approx. capacity (graves)
0.152 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Higher Cemetery on St Marks Avenue is a large historic municipal cemetery in Exeter. It opened in 1866 and has been extended at least three times since. Over 70,000 people are buried there. The Friends of Higher Cemetery group was formed in 2011 to promote the site.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.729401° N, 3.508500° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 77, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Phyllis Chapman 1937 – 2018 
Laura Hamilton 1985 – 2017 
Arthur Hill 1888 – 1946 - Lucy Hill 1887 – 1963
Jane Holt 1928 – 2008 
Eunice Howland 1934 – 2007 - Terrence Howland 1933 – 1995
Edwin Jackson 1932 – 1996 
Bernhard Leyser 1919 – 1942 
Aniela Majkut 1916 – 1989 - Kazimierz Majkut 1912 – 1983
Emma Manser 1983 – 2008 
Dennis May 1927 – 1998 - Doris May 1924 – 2012
Audrey McCormack 1923 – 1998 - Michael McCormack ? – 1988
Fred Milford 1884 – 1946 
Aaron Murch 1988 – 2007 
Freda O'Brien 1928 – 1996 - George O'Brien 1920 – 1992
Hermann Otto 1919 – 1941 - Wilhelm Pfeiff 1919 – 1942
Gertrude Podbury 1913 – 1997 - Ronald Podbury 1919 – 1993
Olive Pottenger 1945 – 1986 
Kathleen Scott 1919 – 1994 
Mary Stephenson 1783 – 1882 
Irene Stockley 1919 – 2013 - Reginald Stockley 1912 – 1994
- Violet Thomas 1909 – 1989
David Trigger 1939 – 2007 - Kathleen Trigger 1897 – 1982
- Leonard Trigger 1899 – 1980
Eleanor Veale 1894 – 1985 - Leslie Veale 1885 – 1971
Joachim von Bitter 1922 – 1943 
Frank Warmington 1909 – 1993 
Maurice Webb 1927 – 2014 
Cameron Webber 2005 – 2005 
Christina Webber 1897 – 1967 
Doreen Weeks 1932 – 1999 
Audrey Welsh 1932 – 1999 
John West 1923 – 1995 
Stephen Whaley 1959 – 1997 
Sarah Whitaker 1814 – 1891 
Francis White 1895 – 1971 - John White 1897 – 1957
Albert Whittard 1902 – 1986 - Eve Whittard 1903 – 1984
- Mary Whittard 1930 – 2017
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- St Michae's Heavitree Church, Exeter 1.1 km away · Exeter · 3 records
- Whipton, All Saints' Churchyard 1.1 km away · Exeter · 1 record
- St Sidwell's Churchyard 1.2 km away · Exeter
- Exeter Jewish Cemetery 1.6 km away · Exeter
- Dissenters' Graveyard 1.6 km away · Exeter
- St. Bartholomew's Churchyard 2.1 km away · Exeter
- St. David's Church Cemetery 2.1 km away · Exeter
- Friernhay Burial Ground 2.1 km away · Exeter
- Saint Michael and All Angels Cemetery 2.5 km away · Exeter · 36 records
- St Thomas the Apostle Churchyard 2.8 km away · Exeter
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Common questions
How big is Higher Cemetery?
Higher Cemetery covers about 15.2 hectares (152,000 m²), about the same size as Brompton Cemetery in London. It is the largest of the 533 cemeteries we list in Devon.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Higher Cemetery is that of Mary Stephenson, who died on September 19, 1882 at the age of 99.