Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium | |
Native Name: | Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd |
Established: | August 1952 |
Location: | Thornhill, Cardiff |
Country: | Wales |
Coordinates: | 51.5369°N -3.2094°W |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Cardiff Council |
Website: | Thornhill Cemetery website |
Findagraveid: | 2201949 |
Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium (Welsh: Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd) is a major cemetery and crematorium located in Thornhill, a northern suburb of Cardiff, south Wales. It is located on the A469 road (Thornhill Road).
Cardiff Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40acres site as part of the Thornhill Cemetery. The cemetery contains two chapels – Wenallt Chapel and Briwnant Chapel – and the Gardens of Remembrance for the scattering of cremated remains.[1]
Views of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium | Entrance in 2010Sign to Thornhill Cemetery Geograph-4289578-by-John-Lord.jpg | Sign at entrance in 2014Reception office, Thornhill Cemetery, Cardiff 2009079 edd7f790.jpg | Reception officeWenallt Chapel, Thornhill Cemetery, Cardiff.jpg | Wenallt Chapel and crematorium |
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