Heritage Open Day: History, War Grave & Architecture Displays – Architectural Highlights Tour – CWGC Soldiers Plot Visit & Talk – Notable Graves & Children’s Trails – Guided Nature Walk – Meet Funeral Directors, Stone Masons & Florists – Help finding Family Graves Nottingham Road Cemetery, located in Chaddesden, Derby, has been a place of remembrance since its opening in 1855. As the largest cemetery in Derby, it spans over 70 acres and contains around 250,000 burials. Visitors can engage in various activities, from visiting family graves and researching genealogy to enjoying the plants and wildlife, admire the gothic architecture, or pay tribute at more than 300 Commonwealth War Graves.