Glebe Cemetery

History

The St Peters Church of England Old Burial Ground at Glebe, also known as Glebe Cemetery is situated on the north face of a hillside in the suburb of East Maitland. The Cemetery is among the first in the Hunter Region, and is considered to be of State level significance. The earliest monument date is Andrew Sparke (died 18/11/1830) but earlier unmarked graves are probable.

The title to the Cemetery was conveyed to Maitland City Council in 1994 from the Church of England Trustees. In 2000 a Conservation Management Plan was completed for the site, and an ongoing program of restoration has since commenced.

This website documents the first phase of this restoration program.

The project is a cooperative enterprise between the University of New England (UNE) and Maitland City Council. The website includes the results of detailed physical investigations into the cemetery, and was compiled by nine second year undergraduate archaeology students from the UNE.

Status

The Glebe cemetery is a historical cemetery and is only operational for existing reservations.

Address Details

George Street
East Maitland NSW 2323

Resources

Click here for the Glebe Cemetery Map and Layout Plan (500 KB).

Click here to search an index of headstones Glebe Cemetery - list of inscriptions found on headstones

Further Information

For a listing of the burial register please contact Council's Customer Service Centre on (02) 49 34 9700 during business hours or click on one of the following links;

      Maitland City Council Burial Register - Text file (3.6 MB)
      Maitland City Council Burial Register - A - K - Excel spreadsheet (2.9 MB)
      Maitland City Council Burial Register - L - Z - Excel spreadsheet (2.9 MB)