Parish Cemetery

The Cropwell Butler Cemetery is located at the end of the village towards Cropwell Bishop.

It was originally consecrated in 1905 and in 1920, an oak-framed lychgate was erected at the entrance as a memorial to the local men who died in the First World War.

The lychgate bears the inscription “Death is swallowed up in victory,” and an internal plaque lists the names of the fallen. Around 2012, the area outside the gate was landscaped with a new pavement, steps, a ramp, and a small parking bay.

Parishioners may request plots from the Clerk of the Parish Council.

All requests must be approved by the Parish Council before proceeding.

Policy

1. Fees, payments, and sums fixed and settled under section 34 of the Burial Act 1852 – with effect from 1st June 2025.
2. These fees, payments and sums do not include the cost of a grave digger or the supply of any memorial furniture within the cemetery or Memorial Garden.
3. The cemetery is only open to residents of the Parish of Cropwell Butler.
4. The definition of a resident is any person who has lived within the Parish for a minimum of 12 months (any periods spent in hospital/nursing home outside the Parish during this period will count towards qualification).
5. Any resident who has bought a grave plot but subsequently leaves the Parish will be charged a non-resident fee for burial.
6. Any previous resident who has not yet bought a grave plot and has previously left the Parish will be charged a non-resident fee for burial subject to the discretion of the Parish Council.
7. Any previous resident who has left the Parish but wishes to have their ashes interred in an existing family relation’s plot, will be charged a non-resident fee for burial subject to the discretion of the Parish Council.
8. All sales are subject to the approval and discretion of the Parish Council.

Fees

Purchase of a Plot

Exclusive rights of Burial Plot in perpetuity in an earthen grave (non-refundable). £195

Interment of Body in a Purchased Plot

• Of the body of a still-born child or a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed one month. £NIL
• Of a body who exceeds the above. £195
• Non-resident fee (to be charged to any application for interment of a person who has previously purchased a plot but subsequently left the parish). £975

Interment of Ashes

• Including the right to erect a plaque (no bigger than 15 x 10cms) in the remembrance garden. Interment must be in a bio-degradable container. £65
• Non-resident. £325

Monuments, Gravestones, Tablets and Monumental Inscriptions

For the right to erect or place on a grave in respect of which the exclusive right of burial has been granted.

These costs are for the right to erect only and do not include, e.g., stonemason fees, stone, plaque or vase.

• A flat stone not exceeding 245cm x 106cm. £130
• A headstone not exceeding 137cm in height. £130
• Further inscription (after the first) on a headstone or plaque. £NIL
• Memorial vase. £65

Exhumation Cost on application to the Clerk of the Parish Council.

Rules for cemetery access

Please follow these simple rules when accessing the cemetery to maintain a peaceful atmosphere and to allow the cemetery team to maintain it properly.

• Dogs MUST be kept on a lead at all times.
• Respect other cemetery users by not making unnecessary noise.
• On the day of a funeral, flowers and wreaths may be placed on the plot but they should be removed after seven days.
• Removable ornaments and decorations are permitted at the head of the grave for 13 months, these must stay within 12 inches of the memorial area. After this time and once the memorial is in place, all items MUST be removed for graves to be maintained to lawn cemetery standard. Any items found on graves after 13 months has passed, will be removed.
• Any memorials, monuments, stones, tablets or vases placed on plots must be approved by the Parish Council.
• The Parish Council reserves the right to remove and dispose of any items from plots that may be offensive or inappropriate.
• If a plot is untidy or uncared for, or where it is difficult to mow between graves, especially in the lawn cemetery section, the Parish Council reserves the right to grass over a plot and to remove any items left there.
• No artificial grass, trees or shrubs may be planted on the plots. This is to prevent damage by the roots.
• No homemade kerb or edge stones or surrounds on plots.
• No balloons.
• Any memorials, monuments, stones, tablets or vases placed on plots are at the owner’s risk and the Parish Council is not liable for any loss, damage or breakage.