Oystermouth Cemetery

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.[3] It is the first of its kind in south-west Wales.

William Charles Fuller, World War I Victoria Cross recipient is buried in the cemetery as well as Micky Jones (a.k.a., Charles Michael) guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the Welsh music group "Man".[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/ahistoryofmumbles/oystermouth-cemetery---the-early-years
  2. ↑ http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=930
  3. ↑ "Woodland Burial at Oystermouth Cemetery". City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Oystermouth Cemetery: Famous people at Find a Grave

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