Middleton Cemetery

Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery in Boarshaw Road, Middleton, Greater Manchester, England.

Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium
Picture of the chapel at Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium
Details
Established	1912 (1912)[1]
Location	Middleton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	53.5587573°N 2.1796054°W / 53.5587573; -2.1796054
Type	Public
Owned by	Rochdale Borough Council
Find a Grave	Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium

The cemetery was established in 1912 and is owned and maintained by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Facilities on the grounds include a crematorium, chapel, toilets, a memorial garden and a book of remembrance room.^[2]

Interments

• Joel Halliwell (1881–1958), recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
• Lee Rigby (1987–2013), British Army Fusilier, killed by Islamic extremists in London, May 2013.
• 24 graves of military personnel maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 6 from World War I, 18 from World War II.^[3]