the willesden united synagogue cemetery, usually known as willesden jewish cemetery, is a cemetery for jews at beaconsfield road, willesden, in the london borough of brent. it opened in 1873 on a site. it has been described as the "rolls royce" of london's jewish cemeteries and is designated grade ii on the register of historic parks and gardens. in 2015 it was awarded a grant from the heritage lottery fund to restore some key features of the cemetery and to create a visitor centre, a permanent exhibition and a web-based education project.