 brookwood cemetery, also known as the london necropolis, is a burial ground in brookwood, surrey, england. it is the largest cemetery in the united kingdom and one of the largest in europe. the cemetery is a grade i site in the register of historic parks and gardens. ==history== brookwood cemetery was conceived by the london necropolis company in 1849 to house london's deceased, at a time when the capital was finding it difficult to accommodate its increasing population, of living and dead. the cemetery is said to have been landscaped by architect william tite, but this is disputed. by 1854, brookwood was the largest cemetery in the world (it is no longer). its initial owner incorporated by act of parliament in 1852, brookwood cemetery was consecrated by the bishop of winchester on 7 november 1854 and opened to the public on 13 november 1854. over 235,000 people have been buried there. brookwood originally was accessible by rail from a special station &ndash; the london necropolis railway station &ndash; next to waterloo station in central london. trains, with passenger carriages and others for coffins and ready for safe carriage by horse-drawn vehicle ran into the cemetery on a dedicated branch from the adjoining south western main line &ndash; a junction was just to the west of brookwood station. the original london necropolis station was relocated in 1902 but its successor was demolished after suffering bomb damage during world war ii. two stations were in the cemetery itself: north for non-conformists and south for anglicans. their platforms still exist. for visitors wishing to use the south western main line, brookwood station provides direct access since june 1864. a commemorative very short track with sig
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