Cemetery #9761
Pleasington Priory
Also known as Pleasington Priory Cemetery · Pleasington Priory Graveyard
100
documented records
≈ 240–480
approx. capacity (graves)
0.012 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Pleasington Priory is the Roman Catholic churchyard of the Church of St Mary and St John the Baptist in Pleasington, Lancashire. The church was built between 1816 and 1819. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists the churchyard among the sites it records.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 53.734859° N, 2.543306° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 100, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Edith Arkwright 1909 – 2000 - Francis Arkwright 1904 – 1925
- Frederick Arkwright 1880 – 1967
- Margaret Arkwright 1914 – 1927
- Margaret Arkwright 1878 – 1923
- Mary Arkwright 1880 – 1945
Joseph Beardwood 1872 – 1931 - Sarah Beardwood 1870 – 1936
Edward Brown 1904 – 1950 - Jane Brown 1903 – 1949
- John Brown 1924 – 1954
- Ann Crossland 1887 – 1948
Hugh Donohoe 1884 – 1960 
Ellen Ellison ? – 1893 - Margaret Ellison ? – 1891
- Thomas Ellison 1846 – 1895
Jane Ellwood 1868 – 1916 - Marian Ellwood 1903 – 1996
- William Ellwood 1870 – 1914
- William Ellwood 1902 – 1965
Edward Falls 1916 – 1996 - Maisie Falls 1913 – 2000
Helen Gregson 1924 – 1998 
Margaret Higginson 1871 – 1894 - Sarah Higginson ? – 1909
Eleonor Hilton 1856 – 1917 - Jane Hilton 1887 – 1935
- Margaret Hilton 1892 – 2000
- Thomas Hilton 1852 – 1922
Susannah Hosker ? – 1870 
Elizabeth King ? – 1941 - Mary King 1894 – 1963
Elizabeth Lane 1909 – 1992 - George Lane 1907 – 1983
- Sarah Newton ? – 1965
- John Nolan ? – 1998
- Patricia Nolan 1948 – 1951
- Elizabeth Pickup ? – 1885
Edward Railton 1832 – 1858 
Agnes Ramsdale 1907 – 1992 - Joseph Ramsdale 1906 – 1967
Mary Ramsdale 1892 – 1950 - Robert Ramsdale 1894 – 1950
- Richard Rawcliffe 1961 – 2012
Dorothy Riding 1915 – 2005 - Ernest Riding 1910 – 1998
Alice Riley 1882 – 1967 - Jane Riley 1910 – 1989
- Joseph Riley 1902 – 1954
Adam Rogers 1984 – 2009
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Pleasington Cemetery and Crematorium 620 m away · Blackburn
- Holy Trinity Churchyard 2.8 km away · Hoghton · 5 records
- New Row Methodist Church 3.1 km away · Blackburn with Darwen
- St Stephen Churchyard 3.7 km away · Tockholes
- St. Peter's Churchyard 3.9 km away · Blackburn · 2 records
- Bethesda Chapel Cemetery 4.0 km away · Tockholes
- Brindle St Josephs Church, Hoghton 4.1 km away · Hoghton · 32 records
- St. Mary's Churchyard 4.3 km away · Mellor
- St Paul's Churchyard 4.3 km away · Withnell
- St Johns Graveyard 4.4 km away · Blackburn
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Common questions
How big is Pleasington Priory?
Pleasington Priory covers about 12,000 m² (3 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 53rd largest of the 298 cemeteries we list in Lancashire.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Pleasington Priory is that of Edward Railton, who died on January 28, 1858 at the age of 26.