Mapping the Wight
Search Result
By Category
Archaeological
Churches, Burials and Graves
Countryside
Engravings and Maps
Historic Buildings, Follies & Museums
Industry and commerce
Miltary History
Social, People and Events
Transport
Moment in time
Sponsored

History Graveyards and Burial Grounds

Northwood Cemetery

REF NR: 392

1. The first municipal cemetery to be created on the Island was at Ryde in 1841. Northwood Cemetery came next, in 1856, and it is the second largest after Carisbrooke Mount Joy cemetery.

Source Citations

  1. http://www.friendsofnorthwoodcemetery.org.uk/FoNC/history/northwoodcemeteryhistory.htm

HELP