Whalley (Queen Mary's Hospital) Military Cemetery

• Country United Kingdom
• Total identified casualties 43 Find these casualties
• Region Lancashire
• Identified casualties from First & Second World War
• GPS Coordinates Latitude: 53.8337, Longitude: -2.41675

Location information

From Whalley village take the Mitton road, B6346, towards Mitton. Pass under railway bridge and continue on main road over two mini roundabouts, and the cemetery is on the right hand side about 200 metres after the last roundabout. Access is through large iron gates through the private cemetery.

Visiting information

PLEASE NOTE: The Commission has made arrangements with the company responsible for the development adjacent to Whalley (Queen Mary’s Hospital) Military Cemetery for visitors to gain access to the site. You are advised to call 07722 125153 or 07841 703504 to arrange escorted access via the designated route between Monday and Friday. For access at weekends you are asked to contact Calderstone Hospital.

History information

During the First World War, the 2,000 bed Queen Mary's Military Hospital was housed in the County Asylum at Whalley, remaining there until June 1920. The Military Cemetery associated with the hospital is at the eastern end of what was known at the time as the Mental Hospital Cemetery and was handed over to the War Department in February 1916. The cemetery has a Cross of Sacrifice and there is also a memorial to all the servicemen, nearly 300 of them, who died in the Hospital.

The Military Cemetery contains 33 First World War burials and nine from the Second World War.