St John's Wood Church Gardens (London)
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park, playground, public garden
The burial ground was bought by St Marylebone Vestry in 1807 after Paddington Street burial grounds were closed. St John's Church was built in 1813, originally a chapel of ease for the developing Portman and Eyre Estates. Both church and burial ground were consecrated by the Bishop of London on 24 May 1814. The burial ground closed in 1855 when St Marylebone Cemetery in East Finchley opened. The former burial ground was converted into a public garden in 1886, opening as St John's Wood Church Grounds. There are thought to be 50,000 graves here. Among the many monuments is that of water colourist John Sell Cotman. The garden has fine trees, formal displays and now a wildlife area.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Wood_Church_Grounds
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Coordinates: 51°31'52"N -0°10'9"E
- Wimbledon Common 12 km
- The Great Ridge 144 km
- Uddens Plantation 146 km
- Canford Magna Golf Course 149 km
- Orchardleigh Wood 154 km
- Orchardleigh Park 154 km
- Underdown Wood 156 km
- Asham Woods 161 km
- Chewton Wood 168 km
- Quantock Hills 219 km
- Grounds of Grove House 0.2 km
- Lord's Cricket Ground 0.3 km
- Winfield House - US Ambassador's Residence in London 0.4 km
- St. John's Wood 0.5 km
- St John's Wood Barracks 0.6 km
- Regent's Park 0.9 km
- Marylebone 1.1 km
- Primrose Hill 1.1 km
- City of Westminster 2.1 km
- Central London 4.2 km