
The Burial Ground provides a small peaceful location for members of
the public to quietly relax and contemplate in and is open daily
from 8.00 a.m. until dusk. The site was used as a burial
ground from 1698 to 1937. Although there are only 19
gravestones, records show there were well over 350 burials in this
relatively small plot.
Today the grounds provide naturalised Spring bulb displays; Spring
and Summer managed wild flower areas and a small variety of trees
and shrubs. Access around the site is provided by grassed
paths that leads to benches sited for public use. The Burial
Ground benefited greatly from a Friends Group who in 2004,
successfully applied for a Local Heritage Initiative Grant.
This funded the repair of the boundary walls, provision of a new
gate and signage and publicity of the site as a community education
resource.
Further information on the Quakers and the Burial Ground is
available in a book entitled "Quakers in
Woodbridge" produced by Jeremy Greenwood and can be
purchased at the offices of the Town Council, Shire Hall, Market
Hill, from Woodbridge Museum or local bookshops at a price of
£3.99