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Cemetery charges

Overview

The charges listed are for all of our cemeteries, as well as Markeaton Crematorium.

Exclusive rights of burial

Exclusive rights of burial are based on a 50 year lease, and includes deed production. 

Charges from 1 January 2025

Service Charge
Earthen grave £1398
Casket grave or vaulted grave £1670
Cremation grave (Garden of Remembrance) £266
Premium cremation grave (Garden of Remembrance) £398
Childs (under 24 weeks gestation) £96

Exclusive rights of burial

Exclusive rights of burial are based on a 50 year lease, and includes deed production. 

Charges from 26 January 2026

Service Charge
Earthen grave £1468
Casket grave or vaulted grave £1754
Cremation grave (Garden of Remembrance) £279
Premium cremation grave (Garden of Remembrance) £418
Childs (under 24 weeks gestation) £101

Interment

These charges include:

  • preparation of all documentation
  • excavating and back filling the grave
  • the internment of the deceased in the grave
  • all attendances at the graveside

Charges from 26 January 2026

Service Charge
Adult – to a depth of 4 feet 6 inches £882
Adult – to a depth of 6 feet £1036
Vaulted grave £1666
Under 18 years (including stillborn) No charge
Cremated remains £160

Pre-purchase of a grave

Pre-purchases of a grave are based on a 50 year lease.

The charges include:

  • the preparation of all documentation
  • pre-excavation and back filling of the grave
  • the deed to the grave

At the time of use, an internment fee will be charged base on the fee at the time.

Charges from 26 January 2026

Service Charge
Adult – to a depth of 4 feet 6 inches £2350
Adult – to a depth of 6 feet £2504
Casket grave - to a depth of 4 feet 6 inches £2636
Casket grave - to a depth of 6 feet £2790

Exhumations

ServiceCharge
All exhumations Price on application

Memorial permit fees

Charges from 1 January 2025

Service Charge
Headstone (not exceeding 3 feet 6 inches in height) £333
Headstone (not exceeding 4 feet 6 inches in height) £344
Headstone (not exceeding 20 inches in height) for babies £132
Kerb set (7 feet by 3 foot) £284
Kerb set (2 feet 6 inches) for babies £61
Kerb set - Muslim section (8 feet by 4 feet) £416
Memorial vase (not exceeding 12 inches) £69
Plaque or tablet £69
Replacement memorial and additional work to a memorial £61
Additional inscription £44

Additional cemetery charges

Charges from 26 January 2026

Service Charge
Change of grave ownership £61
Replacement or updating of deeds £61
Use of cemetery chapel £109
Strewing of cremated remains from Markeaton Crematorium £69
Strewing of cremated remains from elsewhere £133
Wooden shoring £25
Saturday funeral surcharge per hour £101
Sunday and bank holiday funeral surcharge per hour £152
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