Middleton Cemetery

53°33′32″N 2°10′47″W / 53.5587573°N 2.1796054°W / 53.5587573; -2.1796054TypePublicOwned byRochdale Borough CouncilFind a GraveMiddleton Cemetery and Crematorium

Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery in Boarshaw Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England.

The cemetery was established in 1912 and is owned and maintained by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Facilities on the grounds include a crematorium, chapel, toilets, a memorial garden and a book of remembrance room.[2]

Interments

  • Joel Halliwell (1881–1958), recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
  • Lee Rigby (1987–2013), British Army Fusilier, killed by Islamic extremists in London, May 2013.
  • 24 graves of military personnel maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 6 from World War I, 18 from World War II.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Burial records". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Cemeteries and crematoria". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Middleton (Boarshaw) Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

External links

  • Boarshaw Cemetery and Crematorium at Find a Grave
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