Inventory Site Record

The cemetery opened in 1995 and is situated at the bottom of Shooters Hill, surrounded by woodland. The majority of the cemetery is for full-size graves, with a landscaped Columbaria Memorial Garden that contains a range of underground chambers and a Shell Garden with sundial, also for cremated remains.

Site location:

Wickham Street, Welling

Postcode:

DA16 3NL

What 3 Words:

asking.goods.armed

Type of site:

Cemetery

Borough:

Bexley

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

9am - 6pm (summer: April-September); 9am-4pm (winter: October-March)

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Toilet

Events:

Public transport:

Rail: Welling

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Research updated:

27/04/2020

Last minor changes:

14/07/2022

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The area remained relatively rural into the C20th, although properties were being built from the C18th and C19th along the old London to Dover road {here named Bellegrove Road) and also along parts of Wickham Street, itself an old route towards Bexleyheath. The OS First Edition map shows properties on Wickham Street near the present site of the cemetery. Nearby Shoulder of Mutton Green, so-called due to its shape, was the old village green for East Wickham, which had existed since the early to mid C18th.

Sources consulted:

Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer, 4th edition (The History Press), 2008

Grid ref:

TQ455763 (545558,176369)

Size in hectares:

4.86

Site ownership:

LB Bexley

Site management:

Cemeteries Section, Highways and Amenities Department

Date(s):

1995

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:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - Metropolitan Importance

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

Yes

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Urban Open Space