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Whitby Cemetery (or Larpool Cemetery) is a burial ground in the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. Previous to the burial ground being open, interments took place in the graveyard around St Mary's Church on the east cliff of the town, by the coastline. The Larpool burial ground was opened in the 1860s, and a report from the early 2020s estimated the ground would run out of space between 2025 and 2027. Efforts to find an extension, or an alternative space, have proved problematic.
The chapels and gatehouse lodge of the cemetery (all on the western side of the burial ground) are Grade II listed structures to a design by Pritchett & Son of Darlington. The chapels are connected by an archway which has a steeple, and also through which the main thoroughfare runs; the entire structure cost £1,657 in 1862. The steeple rises to a height of . The cemetery has two main entrances and exits; one on the Whitby to Scarborough road, the other on the road between Whitby and Sneaton.
In 1917 a monument was erected in the cemetery to commemorate the 91 victims of the SS Rohilla sinking. The ship had sunk just off the coast of Whitby in October 1914, but rough seas prevented lifeboats from rescuing all the occupants. Thirty-three of the victims were buried in Whitby Cemetery after the disaster. The cemetery has 71 Commonwealth War Graves, with the most being sailors due to Whitby's maritime location, and bodies washing ashore.
A report in 2015 stated that the burials at the site were "..up to the railings.." indicating the lack of available space. The cemetery is expected to run out of space between 2025 and 2027, and efforts to create an extension have been objected to by local residents as the preferred site for expansion is an area of playing fields. Another site which has been earmarked for a cemetery is a parcel of land near to Whitby Golf Club, which is to the west of Whitby.
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