Wrexham cemetery is located on Ruabon Road, Wrexham, and covers an area of 7.2 hectares. The layout of the cemetery was designed by Yeo Strachan, the then Borough Surveyor of Wrexham. Originally consisting of 10 acres immediately to the rear of the cemetery chapel, the cemetery was designed as a 'garden cemetery' for the 'passive recreation of the people of the Borough'.
During Victorian times, walking through cemeteries was a popular pastime. Most of the original layout has been preserved and features much of the original tree planting undertaken by Strachan. The cemetery chapel was designed by John Turner and is now a grade II listed building. Wrexham cemetery acts as the main burial site for Wrexham, 37,000 burials have taken place at the cemetery since its opening in 1876, with current operation levels being 200 burials per year.
Cemetery office
The cemetery office is located on the ground floor of the Cemetery Lodge at the main cemetery gates on Ruabon Road, Wrexham.
Telephone: 01978 292048
If staff are not available to take your call, or your call is made outside normal working hours, an answering machine will record your message. If you leave your name and telephone number, your call will be returned as soon as is practicable.
Visitors are asked to note that the Cemetery Lodge, located at the main entrance on Ruabon Road, is occupied by private tenants who are not employed in the cemetery service. Please do not disturb the occupiers except in an emergency.