Welcome to Histon Road Cemetery

This Grade 2*-listed Victorian Cemetery lies between Histon Road and Victoria Road about one mile north of Cambridge city centre. Gates from both these busy thoroughfares are joined by a wide path through the centre of the Cemetery.

Histon Road Cemetery was established in 1843 by the Nonconformist community ‘for persons of all religious persuasions’ and with no ties to any church or parish. It is Grade 2* listed by Historic England as one of only three cemeteries in England by John Claudius Loudon. Loudon was one of the leading horticulturists and horticultural journalists of his time, one of the first professional cemetery designers and a leading figure in the “garden cemetery” movement. Histon Road is the best surviving example of his work in this field.

A stroll round this tranquil green space reveals familiar names associated with the City and further afield. Rather poignantly, the first interment was of the young man who surveyed the ground for the Cemetery, William Bell. His sister, Alice, was the person after whom Alice Springs in Australia is named.

The Cemetery is owned and cared for by Cambridge City Council, working closely with the Friends of Histon Road Cemetery.

Histon Road Cemetery is closed to new burials, but it is sometimes possible to inter ashes in existing graves where there is a family link. For more information about this, please enquire through friendsofhistonroadcemetery@yahoo.co.uk and we will try to put you in touch with the relevant Cambridge City Council Department that can arrange permission.

We mark Remembrance Day every year with a gathering to honour the local lives lost in war.