Interment bookings
If you wish to organise an interment within any of our cemeteries, you need to book this through the Burials Office. All interment bookings will incur a chargeable fee.
The interment fee includes the following:
-the administration for the booking of the interment
-the preparation and completion of the interment at the time of committal
-the maintenance of statutory registers and records following the interment.
There are no restrictions on who can be interred within the cemeteries we provide. Those people who reside outside the district will be charged double the full fee for all services. Residents will be charged the full fee for all services.
Burials may take place Monday to Thursday between 10.00am and 2.30pm, and on a Friday between 10.00am and 1.30pm, subject to availability .
Interments of ashes may take place Monday to Thursday between 9.30am and 4pm, and on a Friday between 9.30am and 3pm, subject to availability.
You may use a funeral director for an interment of ashes, or you may deal with us directly.
To arrange a burial contact your chosen funeral director to make arrangements. Your funeral director will contact us on your behalf.
You can download the application form for burial or cremated remains interments: https://burnham-highbridge-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_Notice_of_Interment-.docx
When you purchase the Exclusive Right of Burial you do not own the plot, you are purchasing the rights to use your plot. Once we receive your application and purchase fee, you will be issued with an Exclusive Right of Burial Deed of Grant.
Your Deed of Grant is proof of your right of burial and must be kept safe for future needs. Reissuing mislaid or lost Deed of Grants incur an administration fee.
Up to a maximum of three people may be joint holders. All holders listed on the Deed of Grant will need to give consent to all future interments and memorial applications.
The purchase of the Right of Burial does not specify the number of burials that can be accommodated within the plot; this will be dependent upon the depth of the first interment, the size of coffin or casket and the ground conditions at the time of excavation.
The Deed of Grant will remain with the Holder(s) until the death of the last surviving person listed on the Deed. The Exclusive Right of Burial will then need to be transferred to the entitled claimant.
Whilst in your ownership, you may wish to make some changes to your right of burial. Some of these changes will incur an administration fee. Changes include the following situations:
- requesting a change of details
- re-issuing a lost or mislaid Deed of Grant
- surrender your cemetery plot
- transferring the right of burial to another
- purchasing additional years when your Exclusive Right of Burial is soon to expire (currently 50 years).
If you wish to buy a cemetery plot or wish to find out more about buying a cemetery plot, email the Burials Office at burials@burnham-highbridge-tc.gov.uk or call 01278 788088
You can download the application form to purchase your cemetery plot below:
Proof of Residency
You will also be required to provide proof of residency to incur the resident fees. If required, you can download the Statutory Declaration as Proof of Residency form below:
Payment can be made by cheque or by BACS. All applications must be completed in full and returned to:
Burials Office,
Burnham and Highbridge Town Council,
The Old Courthouse,
Jaycroft Road,
Burnham on Sea,
TA8 1LE