SWPC Cemeteries

Cemetary

The Parish Council owns and maintains the cemetery site on Moor Lane which opened on the 1st January 2014. The Parish Clerk is responsible for keeping all relevant records in relation to this site - burial records, burial plan.

All enquiries to the Parish Clerk - southwithampc@btinternet.com

There is also a cemetery on the North Witham Rd owned and maintained by the South Witham Parochial Church Council.

All enquiries to the Church Warden Christal Medcalf , tel 01572 767664, or by email to Alex van Straubenzee - alex.vanstraubenzee@hotmail.co.uk

SOUTH WITHAM PARISH COUNCIL
     
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR SOUTH WITHAM CEMETERY
From 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023
Exclusive Right of Burial not exceeding 75 years:    
includes reservation of plot; Exclusive Right of Burial is for 75 years from the date of purchase and not of Burial and may be passed down through the family. At the end of 75 years the plot will revert to the Parish Council together with all rights concerning the grave.
  Parishioner Non-Parishioner
  £ £
Earthen Grave: 9' X 6' ( adult) 160 270
Earthen Grave: double plot ( adult) 220 420
Earthen Grave: 6' x 3' (child under 16 years) Nil Nil
Earthen Grave: 3' x 2' (infant) Nil Nil
Ashes Plot 50 100
     
Act of Interment:    
no interment may take place without first obtaining the Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial; this may be pre-purchased or purchased prior to interment
  Parishioner Non-Parishioner
  £ £
The body of a still-born Child Nil Nil
The body of a child under 16 years at time of death Nil Nil
The body of a person over 16 years at time of death 130 260
Interment of ashes ( new and existing plot) 65 130
     
Monuments, Gravestones & Monumental Inscriptions:    
For the right to erect or place on a grave:    
  Parishioner Non-Parishioner
  £ £
Headstone (not exceeding 4ft height x 3 ft width x 15'' depth 100 200
Cremation stone ( not exceeding 22'' height x 18'' width x 2" thick, Base not exceeding 22" width x 10" depth x 2" thick) 50 100
Vase not exceeding 3ft in height 60 120
The fees above include the first inscriptions    
     
For each additional inscription after the first 40 70
     
All charges exempt from vat    
     
Online payment to be made  to South Witham Parish Council, please contact the clerk for bank account details 
     
The above prices do not include the cost of digging a grave which is the responsibility of the Funeral Directors who charge the cost direct to the deceased person's family
This Table of Charges was approved and adopted by South Witham Parish Council on 03/01/23
Mrs H Sandon, Parish Clerk & Financial Officer
53 Pridmore Rd, Corby Glen, Grantham, NG33 4JN
Tel: 01476 552166, email: southwithampc@btinternet.com