
Explore Bath's world heritage
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One of the best preserved Roman remains in the world.
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A world-class collection of contemporary and historical dress.
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Bath's public art museum housing paintings, sculpture and decorative arts.
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Stunning and historic venues for hire in the heart of a World Heritage city.
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Collecting and keeping safe historical records relating to Bath.
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The City of Bath is designated with UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
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Promoting and assisting film-making in Bath & North East Somerset.
The church from the South-West
The extent of the graveyards
The church of St Mary the Virgin, originally Norman, has parts dating from the 13th century but was renovated in 1858. It comes under the Benefice of St Nicholas, Bathampton and St Mary the Virgin, Claverton. It is most famous for the mausoleum of Ralph Allen (-1764), renovated in 1965 and again in 2012. The churchyard was closed in 1986 but burial of ashes continue.
The burial ground is in three sections. On walking up the path from the road, on the right there is rectangular walled area with a small metal gate; the graves are arranged in four rows on two levels and date from the 1890s until 1940. Further on, an area south of the church, by its door, has graves including the mausoleum. This is the original graveyard and, in the register, is referred to as the ‘old churchyard’. Past this, some steps lead up to a rectangular area with more recent burials which date from 1938 and an area for the interment of ashes which date from the 1990s. There have been over 1,200 burials since 1707.
Burial Register Microfiches: 1582-1944 [Bath Record Office]
Cemetery Graves
If you wish to view and search burials within this cemetery, please visit the Bath Burial Index search page.