Disused Burial Grounds Act 1884

The Disused Burial Grounds Act is an act of the British Parliament which forbade the construction of new buildings on disused burial grounds. It permits the extension and repair of existing buildings.

Where building work over disused burial sites has become necessary, Parliament has excluded it from this Act. For example, the Second City Crossing of Manchester's tram system had to be built over the crypt of the demolished St Peter's church.