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Town Trail Point 8

The Cemetery

Photograph of the first section of the present main cemetery, seen from the south-east
Right - The first section of the present
main cemetery, seen from the south-east

The Town Cemetery can be found at the far end of Church Lane and was provided in about 1913. At the beginning of May 1952 the burial ground in the new cemetery was consecrated by the Right Rev Spencer Leeson. The land was acquired to meet the increasing need of the developing town.

Councillor R S Horn, chairman of the Burton Latimer Urban District Council welcomed the Bishop. Also in attendance was The Rector, the Rev R W Sharpley, together with the Church Wardens, Mr A Northern and Mr A Morley. The church choir and a gathering of parishioners were also present.
Photograph May 1952 at the consecration of the new cemetery showing the Right Rev Spencer Leeson, Councillor R S Horn, The Rector, Rev R W Sharplley and Church Wardens, Mr A Northern and Mr A Morley
The cemetery from the air 1958
The cemetery from the air 1958
Further view of the consecration of burial ground in the new cemetery showing the church choir in the background

The Churchyard burial ground surrounding the church and largely to the rear has now been closed and all burials now take place in the Cemetery. A plot for cremated remains, however, is reserved in the churchyard. A Lower Churchyard, to the south and adjacent to the main churchyard, was added in 1880 and is now closed as is the Parish Council Cemetery dating from about 1886 occupying ground to the left of Church Lane. It was provided for the interment of non-conformists. (Click here for details of Monumental Inscriptions)


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