East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford explained
East-the-Water Cemetery (also known as Bideford Church Cemetery) was the Church of England burial ground[1] for East-the-Water, once a separate village but now a suburb of Bideford, in Devon, England. Located on Barnstaple Road, the cemetery is abandoned and neglected, and the Victorian cemetery chapel is a dangerous structure on the verge of collapse. Burials in Bideford now take place at Bideford Higher Cemetery.
The cemetery, opened in 1890, contains 476 graves holding 947 people. Among these are 20 Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials, 7 from World War I and 13 from World War II, with their distinctive headstones.[2] [3]
Notable burials
Buried at the back of the cemetery in adjacent plots are two recipient of the Victoria Cross:
External links
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Notes and References
- http://www.eastthewater.co.uk/History/History_East-the-Water_7.html East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford - A history of East-the-Water
- https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/37333/bideford-church-cemetery/ CWGC burials at East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford
- https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/25854/Commonwealth-War-Graves-Bideford-Church-Cemetery.htm Commonwealth War Graves Bideford Church Cemetery - Traces of War website
- http://www.memorialstovalour.co.uk/vc341.html George Nicholas Channer VC on the 'Memorials to Valour' website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20041125092218/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/devonshi.htm Grave Location of Holders of the Victoria Cross in the County of Devonshire
- http://www.memorialstovalour.co.uk/vc79.html Gerald Graham VC on the 'Memorials to Valour' website
