Pre-purchasing a burial plot within Wimborne Cemetery
If you would like to pre-purchase a burial plot within Wimborne Cemetery, please complete and submit the Application to Pre-purchase form below:
Application to pre-purchase the Exclusive Right of Burial
Please Note: This form is only to be used for pre-purchasing a new grave in advance of it being required. If a new grave needs to be purchased for a forthcoming burial, the Interment Notice includes the option to purchase a new grave for the burial.
For adults, there are two types of plots available for purchase:
Earthen Grave (7’ x 3’) – a full-size grave which can hold two full burials and up to six sets of ashes caskets.
Cremation Plot (2’ x 2’) – a grave for up to four sets of ashes caskets.
Booking a burial within Wimborne Cemetery
If you would like to book a burial within Wimborne Cemetery, whether in a pre-purchased grave or if you’re purchasing a new grave for the burial, please complete and submit the Interment Notice form below:
Interment Notice
Please Note: The Interment Notice is usually completed by or with the aid of a Funeral Director, particularly for full burials.
FAO: Funeral Directors
If the interment is a full burial, please additionally fill in the dig sheet below:
Dig Sheet
Scattering ashes within Wimborne Cemetery
If you would like to apply to scatter ashes within Wimborne Cemetery, please complete and submit the Scattering Application form below:
Scattering Application Form
Apply for the right to erect or amend a memorial
If you would like to apply for the right to erect a new memorial, or have an additional inscription added to an existing memorial, please complete, and submit the Memorial Application form below:
Memorial Application Form
Please Note: Only the Exclusive Right of Burial (ERoB) holder/s for the grave are entitled to erect or maintain, or add an additional inscription to, a memorial. If the ERoB is owned by more than one person, ALL owners must sign the form. If the ERoB lies with the deceased and only the deceased, the ERoB must first be transferred before memorial works can take place. Please contact the Cemetery Clerk for guidance. This form is usually filled out by or with the aid of a stonemason.
Apply to donate a memorial bench to Wimborne Cemetery
If you would like to donate a memorial bench to be placed in Wimborne Cemetery, please complete and submit the Bench Application Form below:
Bench Application Form