Cemetery Fees
With effect from 1st April 2023
The fees as set out below, apply where the person to be interred or in respect of whom the right is granted is, or immediately before death, was an inhabitant or resident of the Town of Wimborne Minster or the Parishes of Colehill and Pamphill, or in the case of a still-born child, where the parents (or one of them) are, or at the time of interment were such inhabitants or residents, or where death occurs in a Nursing Home outside the three parishes and the person was a previous inhabitant or resident in the preceding twenty four months. The definition of a resident is defined by payment of Domestic Rates for the residency being paid to Wimborne Minster Town Council, Pamphill Parish Council or Colehill Parish Council.
| Part 1 – Purchase of Plot – Exclusive right of burial for 100 years |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| Earthen Grave (7′ x 3′) |
450 |
1,200 |
| Earthen Grave – child (4′ x 3′) |
160 |
430 |
| Grave for Cremated Remains (2′ x 2′) |
300 |
820 |
| Part 2 – Interments & Scatters |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| Burial of a stillborn infant or child (under 18 years) |
110 |
220 |
| Full Burial |
365 |
730 |
| Interment of cremated remains |
265 |
530 |
| Scattering of cremated remains |
110 |
220 |
| Scattering into Garden Border (plaque included) |
140 |
280 |
| Memorial Yew Tree and Scatter (plaque not included*) |
140 |
280 |
| Part 3 – Grave Digging |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| Single Depth or Re-open |
520 |
550 |
| Double Depth |
550 |
590 |
| Children’s Section |
POA |
POA |
| Cremation Plot |
220 |
250 |
| Part 4 – Chapel |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| For use of the cemetery chapel (approx. capacity 50) |
135 |
155 |
| Part 5 – Memorials & Inscriptions |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| Tablet in Garden of Remembrance (2′ x 2′ x 9″ high) |
180 |
360 |
| Headstone in Children’s Section (2′ x 2′ x 18″ deep) |
110 |
220 |
| Headstone in main cemetery (3′ x 3′ x 18″ deep) |
240 |
480 |
| Standard Vase (10″ x 10″ x 10″) |
110 |
220 |
| Additional Inscriptions |
110 |
220 |
| Memorial Bench (donated to cemetery) – currently unavailable |
140 |
275 |
| Part 6 – Searches & Transfers |
Resident £ |
Non-Resident £ |
| Exclusive Right of Burial Transfer |
60 plus 35
per document |
60 plus 35
per document |
| Searches first 15 minutes |
NIL |
NIL |
| Each 30 minutes thereafter |
40 |
40 |
*scattering plaque maximum size 10″ x 8″ x 1″
