Burial Ground Regulations

                                    

REGULATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE BURIAL GROUND IN BURRINGTON

                                                                                                               

These regulations are pursuant to the Provision of Local Authorities Cemetaries Order 1977 (No. 204) and are effective from 1 June 2007

 

The fees, payments and sums set out below shall apply where the person to be interred is a Parishioner of Burrington. A Parishioner is a person who resided in Burrington immediately prior to death or was in residence for a period of five years during their lifetime.

 

BURIALS      

 £        

Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial (ERB) for a period of 75 years                        

70.00

First Interment                                                                                                              

50.00

Re-opening (second interment)                                                                                     

50.00

 

 

CREMATIONS

 

Purchase of ERB for period of 75 years                                                                        

 50.00

First interment of ashes                                                                                                  

45.00

Re-opening (second interment)                                                                                      

45.00

 

 

MEMORIALS

 

First inscription on headstone or tablet                                                                          

60.00

Second inscription                                                                                                          

20.00

 

 

The agreed dimensions of memorials are as follows:-

 

Headstone  not exceeding:      

 

Height

75cms  (2’6”)

Width

75cms  (2’6”)

Depth 

30cms  (  1’  )

Tablet     

30cms x 45cms (12” x 18”)

 

The use of marble in the construction of memorials is prohibited.

 

In addition to the above charges, there will be a Clerk’s fee of £10.

 

Procedure

  1. On the occurrence of a death, a completed Notice of Interment must be sent to the Clerk together with the appropriate fee. Copies are available from the Clerk.

  2. The fees quoted above are for Parishioners of Burrington and are doubled for past residents  of less than 5 years or those with close family connections or regular worshippers of Holy Trinity Church, Burrington.

  3. The fees are trebled for those with no connection to Burrington Parish.

  4. The digging of the grave is not included in the above fees. Any surplus soil must be removed from the cemetary, the grave must be levelled and the turf reinstated.

  5. Any monument must have the prior approval of the Parish Council before being erected. The fee plus a plan showing the design, size and inscription should be sent to the Clerk. Responsibility for any erected monument lies with the plot owner and headstones may be subject to the “topple test” on a regular basis. No portraits or embellishments will be allowed.

  6. Receipts for all monies received will be issued and the Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial will be sent to the purchaser after being signed by the Chairperson.

  7. The Parish Council has the right to refuse burial in the Churchyard and their decision is final.