Buying a grave or cremated remains plot

Find out how to buy a grave or cremated remains plot at one of our cemeteries.

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Buying a grave or cremated remains plot

When you buy a grave or cremated remains plot, you are buying an exclusive right of burial grant, not the land itself. This means that you lease the land for a set number of years.

After you have paid the required fee, we will issue the grant of exclusive rights of burial (the deed). The grant will show: 

  • the name of the purchaser
  • the grave number
  • how many years the exclusive right of burial is for

Headstones

The exclusive right of burial includes the right to have a memorial installed on the grave. 

You can order headstones from a funeral director or stonemason. They will apply for a permit on your behalf. The permit application must meet the cemetery specifications, which are available on request. 

A stonemason registered with BRAMM (British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons) must fit the headstone. 

Plot availability 

Cremated remains plots are available for reservation at:

This service will not be available at Woodlands Cemetery and Crematorium until new graves are installed.

Full burial plots are only available for reservation at: