Burial Fees 1st April 2022
Coningsby Town Council – Burial Board Fees
Recommended fees & payments with effect from 1 April 2022
Under Schedule 214. PARA 12. Local Government Act 1972
As of 1st April 2014 NO side by side burials will be reserved all family burials will be double depth
Burial Fees Parishioner Non Parishioner
Interment of Child up to 16 yrs No Charge No Charge
Interment of person over 16yrs 400.00 1200.00
Exclusive Right of Burial (reservation of space) 300.00 1100.00
Exclusive right of burial ashes (reservation of space) 300.00 900.00
Interment of Ashes in existing grave or 300.00 900.00
reserved Grave or Ashes Space
All Double Depth Burials. Fees one “Exclusive Right of Burial” fee as listed; first burial in grave space, full interment fee, second burial reduced interment fee £200.00 parishioner, £600.00 non parishioner. Non parishioner ashes burial 1st @ full fee £900.00 2nd £450.00
Scattering of Ashes – Diamond Jubilee Garden - £80 one charge for all includes small nameplate and name recorded in a book of remembrance.
Please note Parishioner rates to be charged if the deceased person’s last home address was within Coningsby Parish (after having moved into care including care with a family member).
If after purchasing a reserved space whilst a parishioner - moved away and no longer owns property in the parish, burial fee would revert to non-resident charge after 5 years.
Memorials
KERBS ARE NOT ALLOWED
NO MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN THE CEMETERY WITH A HEIGHT OF ABOVE 3 FEET
Base sizes for single plots 2ft 6in x 1ft only – if two plots family with joint headstone 5ft 6in x 1ft
FEES FOR MEMORIALS
1. Flat Headstone not exceeding 1ft X 1ft; inset in turf. 120.00 300.00
2. Total height of memorial from ground not exceeding 3ft high 150.00 400.00
3. Any other memorial (as above) not exceeding 3ft 150.00 400.00
Ashes Memorials
1. Memorial Stone not exceeding 18” x 18” x 4” in depth. To be inset in stoned ashes area in allocated space. Inset in ground, maximum height including vases not to exceed height of the boundary kerbing 120.00 300.00
Additional Inscription no charge no charge
All headstone/monuments/plaques must be placed at the head of grave- on memorial; no memorials are permitted to be placed along the grave space. No temporary memorials permitted longer than 6 months.
All memorials must be securely fixed and stable. BRAMM standards required for fixing new or re fixing any memorials removed for additional inscription – these must be re sited at current standard.