Torquay Extramural Cemetery Act 1852
WHEREAS the Establishment of a Cemetery at a short Distance from Torquay in the County of Devon would be beneficial, not only to the said Town but also to the adjacent Districts: And whereas the Persons herein-after named, with others, are willing to undertake the Construction of such a Cemetery, and with that View they have contracted for the Purchase of certain Lands in the Parish and Manor of Saint Mary Church in the said County: May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted;...