Although located in the London Borough of Ealing, this extramural cemetery was created and opened in 1855 by the St Mary Abbots parish in North Kensington, with the assistance of the Hanwell Urban District Council.

A variety of trees including yew, pine and oak are spread throughout the grounds with tall cedars around the perimeter help to create a more interesting vista than would an open and repeating grid system of graves.

A long avenue of tall evergreen yew, holly and box hedging, leads to the burial area and the chapel which is situated towards the centre.

The chapel (which is now disused and in disrepair), lodge and arch, are built of Kentish Ragstone in the Revived Gothic style.

Its distance from main roads, the shelter given by the trees and general lack of busy activity, makes this a very peaceful place.