Cemetery #7019
Lees Cemetery
Also known as Leesfield Cemetery · Leesfield Cemetery, Lees
29
documented records
≈ 530–1,100
approx. capacity (graves)
0.027 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Lees Cemetery in Oldham opened in 1879 and stands on Thomas Street. It is one of the cemeteries run by Oldham Council and is sometimes referred to as Leesfield. Its burial registers for 1879 to 2003 are held among the Oldham cemetery records.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 53.534756° N, 2.073926° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
29 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Catherine Barker 1860 – 1933 - John Barker ? – 1910
- Willie Barker ? – 1883
Conor Day 2012 – 2012 
Alice Gee ? – 1967 
Eliza Goddard 1882 – 1968 - Catherine Howard ? – 1903
Martha Knott ? – 1974 - Annie Lewis ? – 1966
- Emma Lewis ? – 1901
- John Lewis 1863 – 1937
- Thomas Lewis ? – 1926
Barbara Norton 1944 – 2015 
Alice Ravey ? – 2005 - Charlie Ravey 1925 – 2015
Esther Shacklady 1838 – 1908 - Elizabeth Shriglady ? – 1892
- James Shriglady ? – 1887
- Catherine Taylor ? – 1910
Elizabeth Taylor ? – 1995 - Emma Taylor 1882 – 1918
- George Taylor 1882 – 1939
- Harold Taylor 1915 – 1995
- John Taylor 1824 – 1900
- Louisa Taylor ? – 1939
- Robert Taylor ? – 1906
- Ronald Taylor ? – 2004
Alice Welsby 1924 – 1998 - Harry Welsby 1922 – 2015
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Lees Cemetery 760 m away · Lees
- Greenacres Cemetery 1.0 km away · Oldham · 64 records
- Greenacres Congregational Church 1.2 km away · Oldham
- Holy Trinity Churchyard 1.8 km away · Waterhead
- The Church of Saint Anne, Lydgate 2.1 km away · Greenfield
- St. George Parish Churchyard 2.6 km away · Mossley
- Calf Lane Memorial Forest 3.0 km away · Oldham
- Bardsley Cemetery 3.3 km away · Bardsley
- Top O' Th' Meadows Cemetery 3.3 km away · Top O' Th' Meadows
- Greenfield Cemetery 3.3 km away · Greenfield
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Common questions
How big is Lees Cemetery?
Lees Cemetery covers about 27,000 m² (6.6 acres), about the size of 4 soccer fields. It is the 54th largest of the 226 cemeteries we list in Greater Manchester.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Lees Cemetery is that of Willie Barker, who died on January 27, 1883.