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Inventory Site Record

West Drayton Cemetery (Hillingdon)

Brief Description

West Drayton Cemetery was established in 1939 by the Burial Board and is without a chapel, but has a small lodge near the entrance. It has a semi-circular entrance with brick and stone piers and iron railings, with a grid layout of paths and neat rows of gravestones and monuments, and a war memorial. There are numerous small conifers, and paths are lined by avenues of ornamental trees and trees on the perimeter. At the back of the cemetery is a hedged area of meadow with new trees including mountain ash and other species.

Practical Information
Site location:
Harmondsworth Road, West Drayton
Postcode:
UB7 9JS
What 3 Words:
reader.dent.hidden
Type of site:
Cemetery
Borough:
Hillingdon
Open to public?
Yes
Opening times:
9am - 4pm (November-February); - 5pm (March/October); - 6pm (April); - 7pm (September); - 8pm (May - August). Sun/Good Fri/BH/Xmas Day opens 10am
Special conditions:
Facilities:
Events:
Public transport:
Rail: West Drayton then bus/walk. Bus: 222 (walk)
Research updated:
01/03/2012
Last minor changes:
19/07/2023

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.hillingdon.gov.uk

Full Site Description

Sources consulted:

Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
Grid ref:
TQ063790 (506348,178979)
Size in hectares:
Site ownership:
LB Hillingdon
Site management:
Cemetery Office (Grounds Maintenance Service)
Date(s):
1939
Designer(s):
Listed structures:
None
On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No
Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No
Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:
No
In Conservation Area:
Yes
Conservation Area name:
West Drayton Green
Tree Preservation Order:
No
Nature Conservation Area:
No
Green Belt:
No
Metropolitan Open Land:
No
Special Policy Area:
No
Other LA designation:
None

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