Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne

Name: Box Hill Cemetery
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#197 among attractions in Melbourne

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Box Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Box Hill, Victoria in Australia. It currently occupies 12.5 ha. It is known as the resting place of notable figures from Melbourne and its heritage-registered Columbarium and Myer Memorial. Around 50,000 decedents have been interred since the cemetery was gazetted and commenced operations in 1873. The original 10-acre site was extended in 1886 and again in 1935. ()

Established: 1873 (151 years ago)Coordinates: 37°49'21"S, 145°8'6"E

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Whitehorse (Box Hill)Melbourne Australia

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Box Hill Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Box Hill Central, Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne/Box Hill and Glen Waverley, Kerrimuir.

0.7 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Box Hill Central, Melbourne
18 min walk • Box Hill Central Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre complex located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill in Victoria, Australia.
0.5 miNW
City hall, Architecture
Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne
13 min walk • The Box Hill Town Hall is a landmark civic building located on Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. Designed in the Neo-Grec style by architects JS Gawler and JCA Isbett, the town hall was built between 1934 and 1935.
0.6 miNW
Area
Melbourne/Box Hill and Glen Waverley, Melbourne
16 min walk • Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres east of the city's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2016 census, Box Hill had a population of 11,395.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Kerrimuir, Melbourne
30 min walk • Kerrimuir is a locality within the suburb of Box Hill North in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Whitehorse in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, approximately 15 kilometres from the CBD. The area is mostly referred to as Box Hill North.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Laburnum, Melbourne
15 min walk • Laburnum refers to a small area in the 'Bellbird' area of the suburb of Blackburn, Victoria, Australia. It covers the area bordered by Middleborough and Blackburn Roads, Gardiners Creek and the Belgrave/Lilydale railway line.
1.1 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Morton Park, Melbourne
30 min walk • Morton Park is a football and cricket ground located on Central Road in the suburb of Blackburn, Victoria, Australia. The ground has two ovals, and is home to the local Blackburn football and cricket clubs.
~1430 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport
Box Hill City Oval, Melbourne
7 min walk • Box Hill City Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Box Hill Hawks Football Club which plays in the Victorian Football League, and the Box Hill Cricket Club which plays in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.

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Which popular attractions are close to Box Hill Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne (13 min walk), Laburnum, Melbourne (15 min walk), Melbourne/Box Hill and Glen Waverley, Melbourne (16 min walk).

How to get to Box Hill Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Box Hill Cemetery:

Bus

Box Hill City Oval/Whitehorse Rd • Lines: 271, 279 (6 min walk)
Box Hill Station • Lines: 767, 903, Bus 903 (19 min walk)

Train

Laburnum (9 min walk)
Box Hill (19 min walk)

Tram

Stop 58: Box Hill Central • Lines: 109, 109d (20 min walk)
Stop 57: Nelson Road • Lines: 109, 109d (24 min walk)

Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne

Facts and practical information

Melbourne plan & book

Box Hill Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Box Hill Central, Melbourne

Box Hill Town Hall, Melbourne

Melbourne/Box Hill and Glen Waverley, Melbourne

Kerrimuir, Melbourne

Laburnum, Melbourne

Morton Park, Melbourne

Box Hill City Oval, Melbourne

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Box Hill Cemetery?

How to get to Box Hill Cemetery by public transport?