Cockermouth Cemetery

Cockermouth Cemetery opened 1856 and has a mixture of lawn, traditional, cremated remains and meadow burial areas. There are more than 14,000 burials in the cemetery.

Famous Interments:

• William Davidson, who was governor of the Cockermouth Union Workhouse for 22 years and died aged 68. He was buried on November 19, 1865
• Robinson Mitchell, who was the founder of Mitchell’s Auction Co. which was established in 1873 as a multi-discipline firm serving the needs of the local community as auctioneers of livestock, furniture and fine arts as well as providing land and estate agency services
• Wilfred Jackson, who was a proprietor of J.B. Banks and Son. J. Banks was started by John Banks in 1836. His son, also John, joined to make J. B. Banks & Son and it became a limited company on January 5, 1933.