General Information & Fees

This council owns and administers the churchyard/burial ground at St John the Baptist church, Church Road, Sutton-at-Hone. If you wish to organise a burial or interment of ashes please contact the parish office to ensure the deceased has the right to be buried at this site. All current residents of the parish have the right to be buried and consideration is given to close relations and those who can show a close connection with the parish. The council reserves the right to confirm those with a right to be buried in the burial ground. 

Burial fees 2022-25

From April 1st

Work                                                 2022                2023                2024               2025                

 

                                                            £                      £                      £                      £

 

Exclusive right of burial/                    600                  630                  650                  680

New grave for 2          

 

Interment of Ashes/Plot

In Garden of Remembrance               350                  365                  380                  400

 

Re-opening of grave/

Second burial                                      250                  260                  270                  280

 

Placing of memorial stone                  200                  215                  230                  245

            

Additional inscription                         200                  215                  230                  245

 

Infants (0-12 Months)                         Free                 Free                 Free                 Free

 

Child grave (1-18 years)                     300                  315                  325                  340

 

Record search by clerk

(include one photocopy 

or statement of findings)                     25                    25                    25                    25

 

Record search in person                     10                    10                    10                    10

(include one photocopy) per visit

Up to 1 hour

 

Identification/location of grave          20                    20                    20                    20

All fees are doubled in the case of non-residential status. 

PLEASE NOTE, ALL FEES ARE DOUBLED IN THE CASE OF NON RESIDENTIAL STATUS

 

Rules and Regulations of The Garden of Remembrance

The Burial Ground at St John the Baptist, Sutton-at-Hone is owned and maintained by this council and as such, all costs incurred for this are paid for out of the parish council tax. The Garden of Remembrance is a site of consecrated land, designated for the interments of human ashes. It is intended for the burial of ashes of residents of the parish of Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley as council tax payers.

Space is limited and each plot is 12” x 12” into which the ashes of two cremations may be laid to rest either individually or at one time. We do not allow the burial of any containers.

Interments can ONLY be sanctioned by this council and the following information is needed in order that agreement can be given.

Full name of deceased
Date of birth of deceased
Date of death of deceased
Address resident at time of death
Normal address if different from (4)
If address is not within the parish of Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, please give as much information as possible to support a reason for the deceased to be interred in this burial ground.
Name, address & telephone number of person requesting the interment.

 

There is a set fee for the interment of ashes which includes the administration costs for the council, the initial opening of the plot and subsequent general maintenance around the plot. For current fees, please contact the Parish Clerk.

If the deceased does not live within the parish but adequate reason is given for interment, the fee may be doubled in some cases.

No interment can take place without the submission of the Certificate of Cremation being given to the Parish Clerk. This is very important, the certificate is usually included with the ashes when they are issued from the crematorium. If you cannot find this certificate you must let the Parish Clerk know. Some crematoriums can offer duplicates or copies.

You can organise a member of the clergy to inter the ashes for you, in which case there is usually a charge, details of which you must obtain directly from them. Alternatively you can arrange to inter the ashes yourself. Either way this council will prepare the plot and fill back in after the interment.

Following the interment you have the option to lay a memorial plaque, permission for which must be obtained from this council. This may take the form of a 12” x 12” square slab with the option of a 6” x 6” vase at the head. The materials and any inscription must be approved and this is normally done through a stonemason who will apply for a permit on your behalf. There is an additional fee for this. You must wait at least 6 months before the installation of a memorial. No other memorials are allowed and any extraneous items left at the site may be removed by this council without notice. Please do not add anything else to your plot or around the plot. Any gravel or chippings added outside the plot will be removed. This is so that maintenance and grass cutting can take place to enable us to keep the site as tidy and presentable as possible

By paying for the interment, it is taken that you have read these notes and will abide by them.