Cemeteries and Burial Places

Uncover the legends, lore, and hidden secrets of the eerie and fascinating world of cemeteries, graveyards and burial places in the UK and Ireland. Our articles and stories provide a glimpse into the intriguing history and culture of these unique and hauntingly beautiful locations.

The Outcast Dead: Unconsecrated Burials in the Midlands

St Mary's Church Hendon

Bloody Horrors at St Mary’s Church Hendon

Suicides and Burials: Sacrilege in Days Gone By

Warstone Lane Cemetery

Warstone Lane Cemetery’s Unquiet Inhabitants

10 Creepiest Ireland Burials

Meet Isle of Man Vampire, Matthew Hassal

10 Bizarre and Unusual English Graves

Top 7 Must-See London Cemeteries: How Many Have You Visited?

Thomas Vaughan: Great Yarmouth’s Greatest Grave Robber

England’s 10 Most Notable Graves

Mortsafe protect against bodysnatchers

Britain’s Forgotten Bodysnatchers

Greyfriars Churchyard, Greyfriars Kirkyard

Greyfriars Kirkyard, the Ultimate City of the Dead

Ghosts and Gravestones of Haworth by Philip Lister REVIEW

The Gorbals Vampire and the Southern Necropolis

Scottish Bodysnatchers: A Gazetteer by Geoff Holder BOOK REVIEW

Rainy day in Brompton Cemetery

Rainy Day Tour in Brompton Cemetery

What Do Grave Flowers Tell Us?

The grave of Molly Leigh

Molly Leigh, the Burslem Witch, or Was She?

Necropolis Railway London

London Necropolis Railway Station for the Dead

Cemetery Hands

What do Hands mean in Cemeteries?

Grave Robbing

Protecting Against Grave Robbers

St Marys' Thatcham

The Mysterious Coffin of Thatcham

Mary Jane Kelly

Jack the Ripper Victims Graves: Their Final Resting Places

Premature Burials in England

Taphephobia, The Fear of Being Buried Alive!

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