Wirral Cemeteries

Bebington Cemetery opened in June 1868 at a cost of £17,900 following a population increase within the area due to the Industrial Revolution and the Irish potato famine.
The cemetery contains over 2000 graves, which include Commonwealth War Graves and a war memorial cross and a roll of honour.

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, formally Flaybrick Cemetery, was opened on 30th May 1864 and is a designated conservation area covering 26 acres.
Officially named Birkenhead Cemetery and covering 16.5 acres, the site was designed by Edward Kemp who was the Superintendent of Birkenhead Park.

Frankby Cemetery was opened in 1940. Frankby Hall and its 810 acres of land had belonged to the Royden family for more than 200 years before it was purchased by Wallasey Corporation in 1933.

Grange Cemetery, situated in Hoylake and West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, was established in 1923 to accommodate the area’s growing population.

Heswall Cemetery, located on Irby Road in Pensby, Wirral, was established in 1960 to meet the growing needs of the local community. Set amidst expansive green open land, the cemetery offers a tranquil environment for remembrance and reflection.

Landican Cemetery and Crematorium is a large burial ground and crematorium that has been open since 22 October 1934. Landican is one of the main cemeteries serving the Wirral. The site has three chapels where services take place in various formats from direct cremations to traditional burials.
The cemetery also includes 128 Commonwealth service war graves of World War II, together with a Cross of Sacrifice.

Plymyard Cemetery, located in Bromborough, Wirral, opened in 1940. Before that, it was the grounds of Plymyard House, which was purchased by Wirral Council in 1938 and later demolished in the 1960s.

Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery was opened in 1883. It contains a large number of monuments which are connected with maritime disasters of the early twentieth century. These including the Titanic, Lusitania and the Empress of Ireland.