Intake Cemetery (also known as Intake Village Cemetery) is one of the city of

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

's many

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. The cemetery, located at Mansfield Road,

Intake, Sheffield Intake is a suburb and former village located south-east of Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, England. Due to expansion during the 20th century, the village became a part of the city of Sheffield. Intake is linked to Frecheville via Birl ...

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, England, covers , with the first interment taking place on 16 February 1880. The cemetery features a

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chapel which was designed by Innocent and Brown. The cemetery features a number of Commonwealth War Graves, including 21 casualties of the

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and 4 casualties from the

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. The cemetery took its name from the earlier City Road Cemetery which was originally known as Intake Road Cemetery.

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Sheffield Bereavement services
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