Cemetery Plot Advice

Cemetery Plots You are free to choose any Stonemason that is approved to work in our cemeteries. Please note that the grave owner has sole responsibility for the safety and maintenance of the memorial. We are not responsible for repairs or for damage caused by storms or vandalism, so we suggest that insurance is taken out on all memorials.

Headstones up to one metre in height are permitted on our lawn burial areas, although no further monuments are permitted due to maintenance requirements.

Traditional (Headstone and Kerb)

Our traditional burial areas allow headstones of up to one metre and 370 millimetres in height, with kerbs around the grave area permitted up to two metres and 130 millimetres by 910 millimetres. Vases and plaques are also permitted on these grave spaces.

Cremation Plots

Standard family cremation plots are also available for up to four interments or four scattering of ashes, with a small headstone (up to 510 millimetres in height), vase or plaque also permitted on these plots.

You may also purchase cremation plots for two or one internments only, although there are on restrictions on the type of memorials permitted on these plots.

You can also bury or scatter ashes on a family grave, although permission must first be obtained by the registered grave owner and by contacting our cemeteries team.

Gardens of Rest

All our cemeteries have Gardens of Rest where ashes may be scattered amongst our communal flower beds. A commemorative vase or plaque may also be placed with the permission of our Cemeteries team.

Meadowland

Available at our Carlton Cemetery, this special area is adjacent to the garden of rest and is available for scattering of ashes in a natural meadowland environment. No memorials are permitted in this area.

Selling and Transferring a Plot

All our graves must be registered in one name only, although you may request to transfer your exclusive rights of burial after five years by writing to our Cemeteries team at the Civic Centre.

You can also make a written request to sell your Rights of Burial back to the council at the original purchase price. To make a request, please write to our Cemeteries team at the Civic Centre including your original grave deeds where possible.