THE ANGLICAN BURYING GROUND
The first Anglican parish in Woodstock was founded in 1834. It was named for St. Paul and as usual the cemetery was located around the church. Indeed, some of the graves and stones are still there.
On October 9, 1873, a plot of land was purchased from the estate of the Hon. George Alexander by the Parish of Woodstock. In 1901, it was described as a very picturesque piece of property, lying on the East side of Vansittart Ave. opposite the Baptist Cemetery. Today it remains a very attractive area, rather rolling with many trees and myrtle edging the slope down to the Thames River valley on the North . The cemetery surrounding the Old St. Paul's church was declared closed and only opened once more in 1879 to allow the burial of Canon William Bettridge, first rector of the parish.
The original cemetery on Vansittart Ave. contained six acres; in 1940 an adjoining area of seven acres was added - so again we have an old and new situation - Old Cemetery and New Cemetery. There is a mausoleum built in 1926. While this is the Anglican Cemetery for all of Woodstock, it is under the jurisdiction of New St . Paul's Church. There are two more Anglican parishes in Woodstock.
All Saints was organized as a parish in 1915 and The Church of the Good Shepherd was formed in 1951. Both have since closed.
Since 2005 the name New St Paul's was formally changed to the Church of the Epiphany.