14
documented records
≈ 21k–42k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.05 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, was conceived by the London Necropolis Company in 1849 to house London's dead, with the company incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1852. About 500 acres were used, and at the time it was the largest cemetery in the world. It is a Grade I listed park and garden near Woking in Surrey and is now regarded as the largest cemetery in the UK.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.298954° N, 0.633570° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
14 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Geoffrey Allen ? – 1940 - George Allen 1902 – 1989
- Marguerite Allen ? – 1962
- Walter Allen 1870 – 1943
Amy Baker 1882 – 1954 - Leonard Baker 1882 – 1960
Frederick Calthorpe 1892 – 1935 
Caroline Jackson 1858 – 1861 
Thomas Lambert 1871 – 1921 
Alfred Ridler 1868 – 1954 - Elizabeth Ridler ? – 1929
- Helen Ridler ? – 1922
Carmen Watson 1895 – 1959 - Robert Watson 1888 – 1966
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Latvian Cemetery 300 m away · Brookwood
- Brookwood American Cemetery 410 m away · Brookwood
- Dawoodi Bohra Cemetery 470 m away · Brookwood
- Ahmadiyya Muslim Cemetery 480 m away · Brookwood
- Brookwood Military Cemetery 570 m away · Woking · 1 record
- St Michael and All Angels Churchyard 1.2 km away · Pirbright · 2 records
- St John the Baptist Churchyard 3.1 km away · Woking
- Bisley (Saint John the Baptist) Churchyard 3.2 km away · Bisley · 23 records
- St Mary the Virgin Churchyard 3.4 km away · Worplesdon
- Holy Trinity Churchyard 5.0 km away · West End · 1 record
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Common questions
How big is Brookwood Cemetery?
Brookwood Cemetery covers about 105 hectares (1.05 km²), about two-thirds the size of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. It is the largest of the 219 cemeteries we list in Surrey.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Brookwood Cemetery is that of Caroline Mary Jackson, who died on March 7, 1861 at the age of 2.