British Cemetery in Madrid

This page shows British Cemetery in Madrid at geo: 40.3952,-3.7226. A four decimal point latitude and longitude coordinate is precise to approximately ten metres. The map uses data from OpenStreetMap and is rendered with Mapbox when ‘Plain map’ is selected. ‘Detailed map’ uses OSM Carto, which is more complete in most parts of the world and place names are shown in their original language.

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Madrid British Cemetery was purchased in 1853 and belongs to the British Government. The cemetery contains one 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Grave and three 1914-18 Commonwealth War Graves. While predominantly a place of Christian burial, it has become a resting place for people of other faiths, including Judaism and Islam, and many nationalities. There are approximately 600 graves.

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