Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Milverton cemeteries
Exclusive right of burial (for a period of 50 years)1
Resident of Warwick District
Non-resident of Warwick District
Large grave4
£2800
£8400
Selection fee - grave out of rotation
£600
£600
Selection fee - grave selected for future use
£600
£600
Selection fee for child's, half size and cremation plots - grave out of rotation
£300
£300
Selection fee for child's, half size and cremation plots - grave selected for future use
£300
£300
Child's grave4
£1010
£3030
Half-size grave for cremated remains - 6 burials
£1010
£3030
Cremated remains plots - for 2 burials4
£420
£1260
Extension of expired rights (standard grave 5-year extension)
£224
£672
Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial/relinquish existing grant6
£135
£135
Burial
Burial2
Resident of Warwick District
Non-resident of Warwick District
Adult
£1515
£4545
Cremated remains
£320
£960
Two burials in the same grave at the same time
One fee
One fee
Baby, including stillborn and foetus, or child where the funeral is arranged by parent or person with parental responsibility5
No fee
£195
Baby, including stillborn and foetus, or child where the funeral is not arranged by parent or person with parental responsibility5
£195
£195
Communal burial of foetus babies
£195
£195
Memorial permit applications
Permission to erect or maintain a cemetery memorial can only be requested by the registered owner of the exclusive right of burial, and carried out by a competent monumental mason listed on the BRAMM, NAMM or RQMF register.
Headstone and other memorials up to 3 feet 6 inches - includes first inscription
£300
Vase and other memorials under 1 foot - includes first inscription
£300
Every inscription after the first
£150
Kerbset memorials
£500
Adding kerbs to an existing memorial
£200
Other cemetery services
Use of Kenilworth cemetery chapel
£155
Late arrival fee (charged after 10 minutes and for every subsequent 15 minutes)
£295
Personal delivery of cremated remains from Oakley Wood Crematorium
£170
Assistance when making arrangements without a funeral director
£120
Administration of late, incomplete or incorrect paperwork (after 10am, 3 working days prior to burial)
£95
Late cancellation of service (after 10am, 3 working days prior to burial)
£335
Late notification of incorrect coffin sizes (after 10am, 3 working days prior to burial)
£335
Very late cancellation of burial (if excavation already carried out)
Full cost
Search of burial registers - electronic enquiries
£77 per name
Marking out grave/appointment to visit grave
£85
Certified copy of an entry in the burial register
£14
Prices for sale of Exclusive Right of Burial will be TREBLED where the purchaser of the rights is not resident in Warwick District.
Prices for Burial (unless otherwise stated) will be TREBLED where the deceased person is not resident in Warwick District.
Extension of expired rights for non-standard graves will be calculated pro-rata per square foot.
Standard graves will accommodate a maximum coffin size of 6’9” x 25”, it is not possible to inter a coffin larger than 25” into a standard grave space, a large grave will be required. Child graves will accommodate a maximum coffin size of 2’6” x 12”. Cremated remains plots will accommodate a maximum casket size of 12” x 12".
Where a funeral is privately arranged by a parent or person with parental responsibility for a child and that person is resident in the council tax area of Warwick District Council there will be no charge for the burial or cremation of that child. If the person does not live in the Warwick District Council tax area the non-resident fee will apply, this will be claimed from the central government fund where appropriate. Where the funeral is not privately arranged by a parent or person with parental responsibility the non-resident fee will apply, this can not be claimed from the central government fund.
Where a grave has been purchased for future use and is transferred to a non-resident prior to any interments taking place the non-resident fee will apply.