Aldeburgh Parish Churchyard, Suffolk, England

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Aldeburgh Parish Churchyard in Suffolk, England is a coastal churchyard best known as the final resting place of composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, tenor Peter Pears.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf churchyard
accessibleTo the public
associatedWith Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts
linked to: Aldeburgh Festival

Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh
burialPlaceOf Benjamin Britten
Edith Britten
Elizabeth Mayer
Imogen Holst
Peter Pears
cemeteryType parish churchyard
country England
culturalSignificance important site in the cultural history of 20th-century British music
diocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
hasFeature grass-covered burial plots
pathways among graves
trees and planting typical of English churchyards
hasGraveMarkerStyle modest headstones
traditional English churchyard layout
heritageContext Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II* listed building
locatedIn Aldeburgh
East Anglia
Suffolk
locatedOn coast of the North Sea
maintainedBy Parish of Aldeburgh
linked to: Aldeburgh
near Aldeburgh beach
Aldeburgh town centre
linked to: Aldeburgh
notableFor grave of Benjamin Britten
grave of Peter Pears
graves of figures associated with the Aldeburgh Festival
region East Suffolk district
religiousAffiliation Church of England
tourism attracts classical music enthusiasts
attracts visitors interested in Benjamin Britten
linked to: Aldeburgh Festival
usedFor Christian burials

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Benjamin Britten burialPlace Aldeburgh Parish Churchyard, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson burialPlace Aldeburgh churchyard
linked to: Aldeburgh Parish Churchyard, Suffolk, England