# List of Jewish cemeteries in London

There are many Jewish cemeteries in the London area; some are included in the List of cemeteries in London. This list includes those cemeteries and also some just outside the Greater London boundary. Jews are also buried at other, not specifically Jewish, cemeteries. Between 1832 and 1841 the "Magnificent Seven" private cemeteries were opened, primarily to relieve Central London's Anglican churchyards. Later, some of them also encompassed burials for people from other faiths; many Jews of international renown are buried at Highgate Cemetery. Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, opened in 1852, designated approximately half of the original cemetery to non-Anglicans, including Jews.

## United Synagogue cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website |
| Alderney Road Jewish Cemetery | 1697 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | E1 | 1852 | Also known as The Great Synagogue Burial Ground, this is Britain's oldest Ashkenazi cemetery. It is listed Grade II by Historic England. | Yes |
| Bancroft Road Jewish Cemetery | 1810 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | E1 | 1907 | The Maiden Lane Synagogue constructed this cemetery on land formerly known as Globe Fields. | Yes |
| Brady Street Cemetery | 1761 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | E1 | 1858 | The cemetery, no longer used, was originally the burial ground for the New Synagogue and was subsequently used by the Great Synagogue. Several notable people are buried there. | Yes |
| Bushey Jewish Cemetery | 1947 | Borough of Hertsmere, Hertfordshire | WD23 | No | There are now two cemeteries operating at Bushey – Bushey "Old" Cemetery and Bushey "New" Cemetery, both of which are still active for funerals, stone settings and visiting. Bushey "Old" Cemetery is at Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 3TP and Bushey "New" Cemetery is 400m down the road at Little Bushey Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire WD23 3FF. | Yes |
| East Ham Jewish Cemetery | 1919 | London Borough of Newham | E6 | Yes | 110 servicemen and servicewomen from both world wars are buried here. | Yes |
| Lauriston Road Cemetery | 1788 | London Borough of Hackney | E9 | 1886 | The cemetery originally belonged to the Hambro Synagogue. | Yes |
| Plashet Jewish Cemetery | 1896 | London Borough of Newham | E6 | Yes | | Yes |
| Waltham Abbey Jewish Cemetery | 1960 | Epping Forest District of Essex | EN9 | No | | Yes |
| West Ham Jewish Cemetery | 1856 | London Borough of Newham | E15 | 2002 | The cemetery was established by the New Synagogue on Great St Helen's, soon joined by the Great Synagogue in Duke's Place, both of them London congregations. There are a number of notable people buried here, in a graveyard visually dominated by the imposing Rothschild Mausoleum. One section contains graves removed to this burial place from the former Hoxton burial ground of the Hambro Synagogue when that site underwent urban redevelopment. The oldest legible tombstone in this section dates from 1794. | Yes |
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery | 1873 | London Borough of Brent | NW10 | Yes, but burial in existing family plots is available on request | This has been described as the "Rolls-Royce" of London's Jewish cemeteries and is designated Grade II on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In 2015 it was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore some key features of the cemetery and to create a visitor centre, a permanent exhibition and a web-based education project. | Yes |

## Federation Burial Society cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website |
| Edgwarebury Lane Jewish Cemetery | 2021 | London Borough of Barnet | HA8 | No | The cemetery, which has more than 7,000 burial plots, is the Federation's first new cemetery for almost 80 years. | Yes |
| Edmonton Jewish Cemetery | 1889 | London Borough of Enfield | N18 | No | The cemetery, which has 40,000 graves, was established in 1889, on a strip of his family's land that was presented by Lord Montagu to the Federation of Synagogues for use as a burial site: the Federation Burial Society was formally established in 1890. | Yes |
| Rainham Jewish Cemetery | 1938 | London Borough of Havering | RM13 | No | This, the Federation's second cemetery, had 106 acres originally, with room for 45,000 to 50,000 graves. In 2016, when the cemetery was at 60% of capacity, the Federation sold about 20 acres of the land. | Yes |

## Jewish Joint Burial Society cemeteries

| New Southgate Cemetery and Crematorium | London Borough of Enfield | N11 | No | Yes |
| Woodland Cemetery | Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire | EN7 | No | Yes |

## Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website | Image |
| Carterhatch Lane Cemetery | 1906 | London Borough of Enfield | EN1 | Inactive | | - |
| Silver Street Cemetery | Unknown | Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire | EN7 | No | | - | |

## Western Charitable Foundation cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website |
| Fulham Road Jewish Cemetery | 1815 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | SW3 | 1884 | It is also known as Fulham Cemetery and as Brompton Jewish Cemetery. | Yes |
| Streatham Jewish Cemetery | 1915 | London Borough of Lambeth | SW16 | No | This is a section of Streatham Park Cemetery. The majority of burials here are those of Ashkenazi Jews of eastern European origin who settled in the Soho area of London and worked as tailors, cabinetmakers, shopkeepers, etc. A small section of Streatham Park Cemetery is reserved for members of the South London Liberal Synagogue. This cemetery contains the Commonwealth war graves of 13 service personnel from World War II. | Yes |
| Western Cemetery | 1968 | Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire | EN7 | No | First established as the cemetery of the Western (now Western Marble Arch) Synagogue, as well as the independent West End Great Synagogue, it is now run by the Western Charitable Foundation, which extends burial rights to the Jewish Joint Burial Society, Liberal Judaism and Waltham Forest Hebrew Congregation. | Yes |

## West London Synagogue cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website | Image |
| Balls Pond Road Cemetery | 1843 | London Borough of Islington | N1 | 1951 | It is also known as Jewish (West London Reform) Cemetery, Kingsbury Road Cemetery, Balls Pond Burial Ground and The Jewish Burial Ground. | - | |
| Golders Green Jewish Cemetery (West Side) | 1895 | London Borough of Barnet | NW11 | No | Also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, it is maintained by a joint burial committee representing members of the West London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation)) who share ownership of the cemetery. | Yes | |

## S&P Sephardi Community cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website |
| Brentwood Jewish Cemetery | 1974 | Borough of Brentwood, Essex | CM14 | 1974 | Contains c.7500 remains removed from Nuevo Cemetery, London in 1974, according to a plaque near the entrance to a mass grave | - |
| Golders Green Jewish Cemetery (East Side) | 1895 | London Borough of Barnet | NW11 | No | Also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, it is maintained by a joint burial committee representing members of the West London Synagogue and the S&P Sephardi Community (the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation) who share ownership of the cemetery. | Yes |
| Novo Cemetery | 1733 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | E1 | 1922 | Also known as Beth Chaim Jewish Cemetery, this Sephardi cemetery is now within the campus of Queen Mary University. It is Grade II listed. | - |
| Mile End Velho (Old) Jewish Cemetery | 1657 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | E1 | 1737 | This is reputed to be the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in the United Kingdom. A tablet in the north wall of the cemetery is Grade II listed. | - |

## Other cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website | Image |
| Edgwarebury Jewish Cemetery | 1972 | London Borough of Barnet | HA8 | No | The cemetery is managed by the Edgwarebury Joint Burial Board (EJBB) on behalf of the S&P Sephardi Community, West London Synagogue, Liberal Judaism and the independent Belsize Square Synagogue. The ashes of Amy Winehouse and her grandmother are buried here. | Yes | |
| Liberal Jewish Cemetery | 1914 | London Borough of Brent | NW10 | No | Established by the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, it was originally known as the Liberal Jewish and Belsize Square Cemetery. Several notable British Jews, including members of the Sassoon family, are buried at the cemetery, which also has a Grade II listed war memorial. It is adjacent to Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery. | Yes | |

## Former cemeteries

| Name | Opened | Borough | Postcode | Closed | Notes | Website |
| Hoxton Jewish Cemetery | 1707 | London Borough of Hackney | N1 | Date unknown | The cemetery, also known as Hoxton Old Burial Ground, was destroyed in 1960, and the remains were transferred to West Ham Jewish Cemetery. | |