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Villa Place Jewish Cemetery

Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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    Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire England
    Coordinates: 53.73965, -0.35170
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This is believed to have been the first Jewish Cemetery in Hull. It was probably founded in 1780 when the first synagogue was established. It was in the Manor of Myton and Tupcoates, lying in fields to the west outside of the original town walls. The cemetery was closed in 1812 when the Hessle Road Jewish Cemetery was opened. The Villa Place location was given to the Town Council in 1860 to maintain but it had fallen into neglect by the late 1800s. The headstones were inadvertently removed and discarded in 1948 during the city-wide clean-up after the Second World War. In 1989, Hull City Council sold the cemetery and surrounding area to the National Health Service. Two housing units for children with mental and physical disabilities were built one other side of the original cemetery. The cemetery is now maintained as a green space near a children's play area. The names and dates of death of only four or five people buried there are known with some certainty, although there were probably about 50 burials in the cemetery.
This is believed to have been the first Jewish Cemetery in Hull. It was probably founded in 1780 when the first synagogue was established. It was in the Manor of Myton and Tupcoates, lying in fields to the west outside of the original town walls. The cemetery was closed in 1812 when the Hessle Road Jewish Cemetery was opened. The Villa Place location was given to the Town Council in 1860 to maintain but it had fallen into neglect by the late 1800s. The headstones were inadvertently removed and discarded in 1948 during the city-wide clean-up after the Second World War. In 1989, Hull City Council sold the cemetery and surrounding area to the National Health Service. Two housing units for children with mental and physical disabilities were built one other side of the original cemetery. The cemetery is now maintained as a green space near a children's play area. The names and dates of death of only four or five people buried there are known with some certainty, although there were probably about 50 burials in the cemetery.

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  • Added: 18 Dec 2015
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2598433