Oystermouth Cemetery
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Oystermouth Cemetery (Welsh: Mynwentydd Ystumllwynarth) is a municipal cemetery in the village of Oystermouth, Swansea, South Wales. It was opened in 1883 [1] and remains in use today, run by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Division of the City and County of Swansea[2] and has 14,162 grave spaces.
The cemetery offers "woodland burial ground" as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation, the first of its kind in south-west Wales.[3]
Notable interments
- William Charles Fuller, World War I Victoria Cross recipient
- Charles Michael "Micky" Jones, guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the Welsh band Man.[4]
- Rush Rhees, philosopher and lecturer at Swansea University
References
- ^ "Oystermouth Cemetery - The Early Years - A History of Mumbles". google.com.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Swansea - Woodland burial at Oystermouth cemetery". swansea.gov.uk.
- ^ "Find A Grave - Oystermouth Cemetery". findagrave.com.
External links
- Oystermouth cemetery at swansea.gov
- Oystermouth Cemetery at A History of Mumbles
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