Morden Cemetery, also known as Battersea New Cemetery, is a cemetery in the Lower Morden area of the town of Morden within the London Borough of Merton, London, England.
A crematorium in Morden Cemetery, North East Surrey Crematorium, is located near an area of the cemetery called the Gardens of Remembrance.
In February 1889,[2] the Battersea Burial Board made a proposal to the British government to allow them to purchase the 127-acre (51 ha) Hobald's Farm where Morden Cemetery would be built.
In December, then-Home Secretary Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff approved the purchase.
[5] Notable burials at Morden Cemetery include: In addition, the cemetery also contains the war graves of 287 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I and World War II.