Cemetery #30176
Cerne Abbey
Also known as Cerne Abbey Ruins, Cerne Abbas · Abbey Burial Ground, Cerne Abbas
20
documented records
≈ 130–250
approx. capacity (graves)
6,250 m²
cemetery area
Nov 4, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
A churchyard lies at Cerne Abbey in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, the site of a Benedictine monastery founded in 987 by Æthelmær the Stout. The abbey dominated the area for more than 500 years until it was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1539. The separate burial ground of St Mary's Church in the village was enlarged in 1881.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.811001° N, 2.475100° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
20 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Ellen Adams 1908 – 2008 
Alice Best 1910 – 1982 - Harold Best 1915 – 1992
Thomas Curtis 1912 – 1988 
Cecelia Downton 1919 – 1994 
Bill Gordon 1934 – 2009 
Thomas Hamilton 1910 – 1989 
Edith Harris 1905 – 1989 - Edith Harris 1878 – 1966
Harold Mathissen 1918 – 2010 - Muriel Mathissen 1922 – 2010
Molly Sheppard 1912 – 2002 - Tom Sheppard 1910 – 2003
Noel Sullivan 1915 – 2003 - Kaare Tokle 1923 – 2008
- Ursula Tokle 1934 – 2019
Lou Tyler 1911 – 1980 - Margaret Tyler 1913 – 1988
Joan Williamson 1912 – 1989 - Ken Williamson 1914 – 2002
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Minterne Magna (Saint Andrew) Churchyard 3.0 km away · Minterne Magna
- Alton Pancras Cemetery 3.4 km away · Alton Pancras
- All Saints Churchyard 3.6 km away · Piddletrenthide
- St Nicholas Church (Sydling St. Nicholas) cemetery 4.2 km away · St Nicholas' Church · 18 records
- Cemetery near Dorchester 4.4 km away · Dorchester
- Hilfield (Saint Nicholas) Churchyard 4.9 km away · Hilfield · 2 records
- Batcombe (Saint Mary) Churchyard 5.4 km away · Batcombe
- Hermitage (Saint Mary) Churchyard 5.8 km away · Hermitage
- St Mary the Virgin Churchyard 6.5 km away · Piddlehinton
- Frome Saint Quintin (Saint Mary) Churchyard 6.8 km away · Frome St Quintin · 2 records
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Common questions
How big is Cerne Abbey?
Cerne Abbey covers about 6,250 m² (1.5 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 59th largest of the 273 cemeteries we list in Dorset.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Cerne Abbey is that of Edith Mary Harris, who died in 1966 at the age of 88.