East-the-Water Cemetery (also known as Bideford Church Cemetery) was the Church of England burial groundEast-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford - A history of East-the-Water for East-the-Water, once a separate village but now a suburb of Bideford, in Devon, England. Located on Barnstaple Road, the cemetery is abandoned and neglected, and the Victorian cemetery chapel is a dangerous structure on the verge of collapse. Burials in Bideford now take place at Bideford Higher Cemetery.
The cemetery and associated chapel were consecrated on 1st July 1890 on land donated by Sir George Stucley, who also donated a wheeled hand-bier for the poor.North Devon Gazette, 1 July 1890 The cemetery contains 476 graves holding 947 people. Among these are 20 Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials, 7 from World War I and 13 from World War II, with their distinctive headstones.CWGC burials at East-the-Water Cemetery, BidefordCommonwealth War Graves Bideford Church Cemetery - Traces of War website
Notable burials Buried at the back of the cemetery in adjacent plots are two recipients of the Victoria Cross: General George Channer (1843–1905)George Nicholas Channer VC on the 'Memorials to Valour' websiteGrave Location of Holders of the Victoria Cross in the County of Devonshire Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham (1831–1899)Gerald Graham VC on the 'Memorials to Valour' website Lady Stuckley wife of Sir Hugh Nicholas Granville Stucley The North Devon Journal, March 30th 1950, page 8
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