St. Mary Extra Churchyard
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St. Mary Extra Churchyard

Also known as Pear Tree Churchyard

Southampton, Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England

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    Southampton, Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire SO19 7GU England
    Coordinates: 50.90400, -1.37430
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The church was built in 1618 and consecrated in 1620 and is believed to be the first place of worship built for the Church of England after the reformation. By the mid 1800s the churchyard filling up and a new cemetery for the parish was opened in 1879 on Portsmouth Road. The churchyard was permanently closed to further burials in the early 20th century. Burial registers for St Mary Extra Churchyard are available at Hampshire Archives and cover the period 1675 to 1930.
The church was built in 1618 and consecrated in 1620 and is believed to be the first place of worship built for the Church of England after the reformation. By the mid 1800s the churchyard filling up and a new cemetery for the parish was opened in 1879 on Portsmouth Road. The churchyard was permanently closed to further burials in the early 20th century. Burial registers for St Mary Extra Churchyard are available at Hampshire Archives and cover the period 1675 to 1930.

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