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Radio Surrey,21 Aug 2026,7 mins

The abandoned cemetery

Secret Surrey

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Hidden beneath decades of overgrowth lie nearly 9,000 graves from Britain's largest cluster of psychiatric hospitals. Simon Furber visits the abandoned burial ground where campaigners are working to restore dignity to those buried there. Image courtesy of The Friends of Horton Cemetery

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