The Parish Council burial ground is located at the churchyard at All Saints Church, Christian Malford. It was opened by the Parish Council in 1960 when the churchyards became full and were closed to new burials. It adjoins and is continuous with the old churchyards and can be identified by the close spacing and modernity of the memorials. Maintenance of the closed churchyards and burial ground, including grass mowing, hedge cutting and fencing, is carried out by the Parish Council.
At the Parish Council Meeting on 12 January 2021 it was resolved to suspend reservations of plots due to the limited number of plots currently available. In March 2021 we had a Tier 1 Groundwater Risk Assessment carried out to investigate the potential to extend the Burial Ground further to the west but this showed that the ground was not deep enough to allow double-depth burials (as required).
It will be necessary for us to strictly adhere to the Eligibility Criteria for requests for burials in unreserved plots for the time being.
We are working on installing a Memorial Garden to the west corner of the Burial Ground and have started works on this. The project will hopefully include:
- A new area for the interment of ashes
- New seating
- A Memorial Wall/Tree
- New fencing
- Trees and sensory plants
Documents to Burials & Memorials
- Charges for Burials & Memorials – PDF
- Burial Request Form (2021) – PDF
- Memorial Request Form (2020) – Word
In the interests of burial ground maintenance, no form of permanent memorial is permitted, other than approved headstones and plaques. Any form of cultivation, planting, fencing or additional stonework may be removed at any time by the Parish Council without notice.
The Parish Councillor with responsibility for the Burial Ground and Closed Churchyard is Julie Mumford.