Cemetery fees and charges
Exclusive Right of Burial for 100 years
Grave | Cost |
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Full grave space | £785 |
Half grave space | £320 |
Child grave | *£110 |
Interment fees
Interment | Cost |
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Stillborn - 1 month | Free |
Child - 1 month to 17 years | £330 |
Adult single/double/treble depth graves | £825 |
Cremated remains | £236 |
Scattering of ashes | £66 |
Additional fee - casket/non-standard coffin | £384 |
Charge for interment/Exclusive Rights of Burial
Interment/Exclusive Rights of Burial | Cost |
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Charge for the interment of a **non-resident of Westmorland and Furness District | Double fees |
Charge for the Exclusive Rights of Burial for a **non-resident of Westmorland and Furness District | **Double fees |
Charge for an interment outside of 'prescribed hours' | Double fees |
*This fee will only be charged to the Children's Funeral Fund and where reclaim is not possible the charge will not be passed to the family.
**Individual who had not lived in the Westmorland and Furness District within their last 12 months.
**The fee for purchasing a grave is doubled for those not currently living in Westmorland and Furness District, unless the grave space has been bought to be used for an upcoming funeral of a Westmorland and Furness Resident.
Surrender of an unused grave space
The re-purchase price will be the amount originally paid, less an amount of 15% to cover the cost of administration.
Monumental Mason registration
Annual registration fee due 1 April 2023 or with first application.
Monuments | Cost |
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Permission for monuments and headstones | £157 |
Permission for monuments and headstones (under 12 years) | Free |
Permission for monuments and headstones (local stone) | Free |
Each additional inscription | £57 |
Monumental Mason registration fee | £110 |
As a financial incentive to encourage the use of native stone, we will waive the £157 fee for monuments and headstones. Native stones are produced and manufactured in Cumbria and the UK.
Read sustainable cemeteries for more information.
Miscellaneous fees
Miscellaneous | Cost |
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Statutory Declaration/Transfer of Grave Rights | £30 |
Administration fee | £41 |
Fixing 6 x 4 plaque | ***£143 |
Fixing 11 x 7 plaque | ***£300 |
Memorial plaque - renewal fee 10 years | £50 |
Searching cemetery registers
Search | Cost |
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First name | £29 |
Each subsequent name | £22 |
Certified copies of searches | £29 |
All the above fees are exempt from VAT, except those marked with a ***, which are inclusive of VAT.