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Burial fees

Please find below a list of funeral expenses (From 1 April 2011).

We provide cemeteries at Church Gresley, Newhall, Findern, Etwall, Marston on Dove and Aston on Trent.

NOTE - all fees for Grant of Right and Burials are TREBLE for non-residents of the district. All the prices below are inclusive of VAT where applicable.

Scale of Charges
TypeDescriptionCost (2011/12)
Cemeteries - Grant of Right(Document giving the exclusive Right of Burial in a specified plot for a period of 50 years)
Infants grave (0 - 12 months)Free
Child's grave (12 months plus to 16 years)Free
Adult grave 9’ x 4’ (for a coffin)£400.00
Adult grave 10’x 5’ (for a casket)£495.00
Cremated remains plot 2' x 2'£195.00
Cemeteries -Burials Infants grave (0 – 12 months)Free
Child's grave (12 months plus to 16 years)Free
Adult single depth grave£352.00
Adult double depth grave£325.00
Adult surcharge for casket£95.00
Adult common grave£325.50
For any burial after the first£315.00
Cremated remains in ashes plot (0 – 12 months)Free
Cremated remains in ashes plot (12 months plus to 16 years)Free
Cremated remains in ashes plot (adult)£95.00
Strewing of ashes (council staff - Etwall Cemetery only)£55.00
Strewing of ashes (non-council staff - Etwall Cemetery only)£47.00
Cemeteries - Monuments(Confers the right to erect a monument inclusive of the first inscription)
Flat stone (not exceeding 6’ 6” x 3’)£74.50 
Headstone or footstone (not exceeding 2’ in height)£138.50
Headstone or footstone (exceeding 2’ in height)£152.00
Kerb or border stones (for a space 6’ 6” x 3’) NB. Not permitted in lawn cemeteries£152.00
A vase not exceeding 18” in height£55.50
Replacement of memorial stone£80.00
For any inscription after the first£80.00
Etwall Cemetery; supply of 7”x 5” wall plaque inclusive of inscription up to 70 letters£254.00
Cemeteries - MiscellaneousPreparation for the Exhumation of a body (admin costs)£785.00
Search of records including copy of entry£12.60 
Transfer of ownership of Grant of Right£23.00
Slabbing or sealing a grave£84.00
Alterations to coffin size once shoring is in place£49.50

Cremation

Please contact Bretby Crematorium on 01283 221505 

Further Information

Any additional information can be obtained on application to the Cemetery Office at the address below during normal office hours:-

Contact details

South Derbyshire District Council
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Opening hours:-
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8.45am to 5.00pm
Wednesday 9.30 am - 5.00pm
Friday 8.45am – 4.30pm

Prices Revised 1 April 2010

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