Municipal Heritage Building, Structure or Land

Old Anglican Cemetery

Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador

Exterior view of Old Anglican Cemetery, Cow Head, NL.

Exterior view of Old Anglican Cemetery, Cow Head, NL.

Photo: HFNL 2005

Recognized
2003
By
NL Municipality

The register’s text, word for word

Description

The Old Anglican Cemetery is the site of a mid-nineteenth century Anglican graveyard located on Charles' Hill at 007 Tucker's Road, Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador. This cemetery is built on a hill and faces the ocean. The designation includes the gravesites and surrounding land.

Heritage value

The Old Anglican Cemetery has been municipally designated because it holds historic values. This cemetery is the first Anglican graveyard in Cow Head and dates back to the children of the first settlers. It contains many of the gravesites of the first settlers of Cow Head: the Paynes, Hutchings, Bennett (Benoit), Vincents, Taylors, and Hewlin families. Ancestors of many these first settlers still reside in the community. The gravesites of the settlers overlook the harbour of Cow Head as these families earned their living from the sea. As well, placing graves near the ocean is a traditional method of burial which is common in most of Newfoundland and Labrador.

SourceTown of Cow Head, passed by a motion of council at a meeting held on February 17, 2003.

Character‑defining elements

All those elements that reflect the early nineteenth century cemetery, including:

-inscribed headstones;

-location on a hill and overlooking the ocean; and -the open space surrounding the gravesites.

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Location

Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador, A0K, Canada

49.92123° N, 57.80660° W

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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.