Cemetery #15457
Wolvercote Cemetery
Also known as Wolvercote Cemetery, Cutteslowe
63
documented records
≈ 1,100–2,200
approx. capacity (graves)
0.054 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford opened in 1889 and lies in the parish of Wolvercote and the district of Cutteslowe. It now contains more than 15,000 burials, including 44 Commonwealth war graves. It is one of four cemeteries run by Oxford City Council, and J. R. R. Tolkien is buried there. Call +44 1865 252516 to speak to the cemetery, or look at oxford.gov.uk for more.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.791367° N, 1.272150° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 63, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Charlotte Badowska 1923 – 1999 - Stanislaw Badowski 1926 – 1989
Margaret Barton 1914 – 1999 - Ronald Barton 1913 – 1994
Dorothy Bednarowska 1915 – 2003 
Charles Blakeman 1907 – 1989 - May Blakeman 1917 – 2000
Florence Bradbury-Williams 1926 – 2009 - John Bradbury-Williams 1925 – 2010
David Byrt 1930 – 2011 - Mabel Byrt 1907 – 1996
Ioannis Christodoulou 1913 – 1974 - Irene Christodoulou 1915 – 2007
Walter Clifford 1892 – 1970 
Mary Collett 1911 – 1990 
Eliza Colmer 1867 – 1936 
Joe Cooke 1928 – 2008 
Henry de Marigny Hunter 1914 – 1982 
Elizabeth Disley 1947 – 2009 - Steven Disley 1964 – 2012
Martin Dowell 1930 – 2002 
Irmgard Draxinger 1954 – 1971 
Aleksander Dygnas 1910 – 1985 - Ernestine Dygnas 1915 – 2009
Don Fowler 1953 – 1999 
David Garfield 1948 – 1964 
Dennis Gath 1930 – 2005 
Francis Girling 1881 – 1957 
George Grant 1925 – 1991 
Milica Gvero 1907 – 2001 
Rade Gvero 1900 – 1985 
Michael Hamilton-Paulley 1946 – 2012 - Olive Hamilton-Paulley 1919 – 2005
- Stephen Hamilton-Paulley 1909 – 1990
- Elizabeth Hunter 1920 – 1990
Peter Kach 1907 – 1968 
Anđelka Kovačević 1929 – 1977 - Jovan Kovačević 1920 – 2002
Gwendoline Lee 1936 – 2017 
Vivien Masters 1956 – 2016 
Shirley Matthews 1939 – 2018 - Clifford May 1892 – 1963
William Parnell 1893 – 1957 
Merrill Parvis 1906 – 1983 - Mildred Parvis 1908 – 1990
Ivy Payne 1921 – 2007 - Victor Payne 1919 – 1999
Barbara Pinches 1892 – 1973 
Alexander Priest 1904 – 1997 - Florence Priest 1905 – 1989
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- St. Peter Churchyard 950 m away · Oxford
- Kidlington Cemetery 2.4 km away · Kidlington · 9 records
- St. Bartholomew's Churchyard 2.8 km away · Yarnton
- Yarnton Cemetery 2.8 km away · Yarnton · 10 records
- St. Nicholas Churchyard 2.9 km away · Oxford · 10 records
- Binsey (Saint Margaret of Antioch) Churchyard 3.0 km away · Oxford
- Elsfield Road Cemetery 3.2 km away · Oxford · 2 records
- St. Sepulchres Cemetery 3.4 km away · Oxford
- Wytham Churchyard 3.4 km away · Vale of White Horse
- Woodeaton Holy Rood Churchyard 3.4 km away · Woodeaton
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Common questions
How big is Wolvercote Cemetery?
Wolvercote Cemetery covers about 54,000 m² (13 acres), about the size of 8 soccer fields. It is the 2nd largest of the 377 cemeteries we list in Oxfordshire.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Wolvercote Cemetery is that of Eliza Eda Colmer, who died on November 1, 1936 at the age of 69.