Location: Nairn Street, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery New_South_Wales
General Information
Cemetery Name: Stroud Cemetery
Address: Nairn Street, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
GPS Coordinates: -32.40353311495071, 151.97552336713812 OpenStreetMap Google Maps
History
Stroud Cemetery is a pleasant country cemetery. 3.58 Ha in size, it is generally level with medium natural eucalyptus tree cover.
The following memorial types are available in this Cemetery:
- Stroud Columbarium
- Memorial Ashes Gardens
- Monumental Burials
- Stroud Columbarium Wall Memorial
Stroud Memorial Ashes Gardens The gardens were dedicated in June 2000 and have a magnificent bronze feature plaque (donated by a local family) as their centrepiece.
The Ashes Gardens have a peaceful atmosphere and allow for the placement of ashes into a garden setting. Ashes are interred into the allotment and a memorial plaque is securely placed above the ashes at ground level.
General (Monumental) The General Section of the cemetery caters for traditional style burials and monuments.
There are several denominational areas available. These areas comprise:
- Baptist
- Catholic
- Church of England
- Presbyterian
- Uniting (formerly Methodist)
The Stroud cemetery is a large country cemetery spread over 3.5 Hectares on the outskirts of the town. It is a denominational cemetery with Church of England, Catholic, Uniting (formerly Methodist), Baptist and Presbyterian as well as a Memorial garden and Columbarium. Nairn Street intersects the cemetery, with Church of England, Catholic, Uniting, Memorial garden and Columbarium on the eastern side of the road and the Baptist and Presbyterian sections on the western side. Most graves are in good to fair condition, however some of the old Catholic graves are quite damaged.
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- This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.
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