Cemetery #193523
Linwood Cemetery
Also known as Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch
0
documented records
≈ 1,600–3,300
approx. capacity (graves)
0.081 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Linwood Cemetery in Christchurch opened in 1884 as the first cemetery of the city located outside the town, chosen on sanitary grounds. It has a Jewish section, including graves moved from the 19th-century Jewish cemetery in Hereford Street. It still accepts ashes, Hebrew Congregational burials and burials in existing family plots, and holds the war graves of 50 New Zealand servicemen from the First World War. To get in touch with the cemetery, call +64 3 941 8666.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 43.529784° S, 172.682122° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch 450 m away · Christchurch
- Ruru Lawn Cemetery 820 m away · Christchurch
- Bromley Cemetery 1.0 km away · Christchurch
- Canterbury Memorial Gardens & Crematorium 1.4 km away · Christchurch
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens 1.5 km away · Christchurch
- Rutherford Street (Woolston) Cemetery 2.9 km away · Christchurch
- Barbadoes Street Cemetery 3.0 km away · Christchurch
- All Saints Anglican Church Graveyard, Burwood 3.4 km away · Christchurch
- Addington Cemetery 5.0 km away · Christchurch
- Sydenham Cemetery 5.6 km away · Christchurch
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How big is Linwood Cemetery?
Linwood Cemetery covers about 81,000 m² (20 acres), about the size of 11 soccer fields. It is the 8th largest of the 140 cemeteries we list in Canterbury.