Funerals and Burials

For arrangements regarding funerals and burials it is usual to contact an undertaker in the first instance. They will usually make arrangements with the church. 

• • There are also certain rules concerning the allocation of burial plots, these can be found below in Section 1 and 4.

  • There are certain regulations which must be followed concerning burials and these can be found 

  • There are fees which apply to funerals and burials which can be found below in Section 2:-

1 . Funeral and Burial Criteria

Burials will be allowed under the following criteria:-

The deceased must have lived within the Parish Boundary or must have been on the Electoral Roll (list of regular worshippers) or must have had one or more of the following qualifying connections with the parish: 

1. That the deceased had been baptised in the parish;

2. That the deceased had his or her confirmation entered in the church register of any church within the Parish;

3. That the deceased had, AT ANY TIME, had his or her usual place of residence within the parish for at least six months;

4. That the deceased had, AT ANY TIME, habitually* attended public worship in the parish for at least 6 months;

5. That, during the lifetime of the deceased, one of his or her parents or next of kin had lived in the parish for at least six months;

6. That, during the lifetime of the deceased, one of his or her parents or next of kin had habitually worshipped in the parish for at least six months

7. That the deceased or the parent or grandparent of the deceased has been married in the Parish.

 * Habitually is recognised to be at least monthly for 6 months but is at the discretion of the Priest and Wardens

In addition, the following rights apply;

Church in Wales Burial Regulation:-    

(1) Only parishioners (i.e. persons normally residing in the parish), persons dying in the parish, ex-parishioners and non-parishioners for whom family graves or vaults are desired to be opened and whose close relatives have been buried in the churchyard, and persons on the electoral roll at the date of death are entitled, as of right, to be buried in the parish burial ground. 

(2) Except so far as rights are preserved by the aforesaid Act, no discrimination shall be made between the burial of a member of the Church in Wales and of other persons.

The 'parish' is defined here Parish Boundary

Any additions to the churchyard  must go through the Faculty process (planning permission)

We are not taking any requests for Benches from 2024

Trees must not be planted

2.Table of Fees 2024

Minister Fee

        Minister Fee         £104