Marhamchurch Cemetery is open to public, but please adhere to the social distancing guidelines to ensure the safety of everyone.
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Cemetery Rules & Conditions
No dogs Except registered guide and assisting dogs are permitted in the cemetery. Water and water bottles Available from the water butts. Please return the water bottles after use. Grave tributes Flowers and wreaths may be placed on a grave in which an interment has taken place. After a period of 30 days the Council will remove them. If you wish to remove them yourself, please do so beforehand. Visitors are requested to use the bins placed at the cemetery or church lych gate for garden waste/ dead flowers. Please comply with the note on the bins - plastic and metal must be separated and disposed of properly. No shrubs, plants, flowers or artificial flowers may be planted within the cemetery or on any grave or surrounding grass. The Parish Council reserves the right to prune, cut down or dig up and remove any shrub, plant or flower planted without permission or which in their opinion becomes unsightly or overgrown. No shrubs, plants or flowers may be cut or carried away without consent. No kerbs, ornamental fixtures, jars/ vases are permitted unless built into the headstone. Glass or china can get broken and be a potential danger to others and the Parish Council reserves the right to remove any ornamental fixtures, jars or vases. Memorial garden There is a small memorial garden in the corner of the cemetery. Permission to plant shrub/ bulbs in the memorial garden must be sought beforehand from the Parish Council. The Parish Council relies on volunteers to keep the memorial garden tidy and weeded. If anyone wishes to undertake any gardening in this area, please contact the Clerk or a Councillor. The Council reserves the right to change the rules and conditions. |
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Non-parishioners
In special circumstances, at the discretion of Marhamchurch Parish Council, a person who was not residing in Marhamchurch Parish at the time of death may be granted permission for a plot in the parish cemetery.
The types of circumstances which the parish council may consider as special include: having lived in Marhamchurch Parish for a number of years and therefore contributed to Marhamchurch Parish Council Tax or having had to move into a residential home or to relatives.
The parish council may also consider applications for a plot reservation for a non-parishioner.
All requests for consideration for plots from non-parishioners must be in writing and include address and dates of residency in the parish and/ or any other special circumstances. The parish council’s decision will be final.
In special circumstances, at the discretion of Marhamchurch Parish Council, a person who was not residing in Marhamchurch Parish at the time of death may be granted permission for a plot in the parish cemetery.
The types of circumstances which the parish council may consider as special include: having lived in Marhamchurch Parish for a number of years and therefore contributed to Marhamchurch Parish Council Tax or having had to move into a residential home or to relatives.
The parish council may also consider applications for a plot reservation for a non-parishioner.
All requests for consideration for plots from non-parishioners must be in writing and include address and dates of residency in the parish and/ or any other special circumstances. The parish council’s decision will be final.