Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

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).

Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
Mynwent Draenen Pen-y-graig ac Amlosgfa Caerdydd
Entrance to the cemetery and crematorium
Details
EstablishedAugust 1952
Location
Thornhill, Cardiff
CountryWales
Coordinates51.567°N 0.147°W / 51.567; -0.147
TypePublic
Owned byCardiff Council
WebsiteThornhill Cemetery website
Find a GraveThornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium

Cardiff Crematorium was opened in 1953 and occupies a 40-acre (16 ha) 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]

Notable burials and cremations
Views of Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium
  • Entrance before the update in 2014
  • Wenallt Chapel and crematorium
  • Reception office
  • Sign at entrance in 2014
  • Thornhill Cemetery extension during construction, north of the M4 in 2020
  • Thornhill Cemetery extension

Notes
  1. "The Suburb of Llanishen". Cardiffians. Retrieved 26 August 2010.


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