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Burials

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Fees

These are the fees for burials at Medway's cemeteries. Other options may be available - prices and details are available upon request.

Please note:

  • Fees for burials on Saturday or Sunday, where these days are available, are double those listed below.
  • Burial of two coffins at same time is charged the same fee as a single one.
  • Medway residents must demonstrate residency in accordance with service regulations and policy.

Service Fee for Medway residents (£) Fee for non-Medway residents (£)
Interment and attendance: not exceeding one month old 0 0
Interment and attendance: one month - five years old 87 174
Interment and attendance: five - 16 years old: maximum length of grave 1.8m (maximum coffin length is 1.65m) 225 450
Interment and attendance fee: more than 16 years old 475 950
Interment and attendance fee: more than 16 years old (caskets etc.) 575 1,150
Interment of cremated remains. Additional costs may be incurred for extra depths. 115 200
Each funeral is allocated 90 minutes - extra time is charged per quarter-hour at: 22 30
Grave selection. Pre-purchases can be provided only as a package with all-inclusive exclusive right of burial (EROB), memorial permit and selection charge.
205 410
Surcharge for grave dug shallower than the minimum depth of 2.438m 100 100
EROB for adult graves less than 762mm wide for 50 years - including memorial permit 725 1,450
EROB for adult graves less than 762mm wide for 99 years - including memorial permit 1,275 2,550
Pre-purchased EROB for adult graves less than 762mm wide for 50 years - including memorial permit 950 1,900
Pre-purchased EROB for adult graves less than 762mm wide for 99 years - including memorial permit 1,475 2,950
Child graves 1,829x914mm for 50 years, including memorial permit 450 900
Child graves 1,829x914mm for 99 years, including memorial permit 700 1,400
Cremated remains 914x914mm for 50 years including memorial permit 385 770
Cremated remains 914x914mm for 99 years including memorial permit 750 1,500
Pre-purchased cremated remains 914x914mm for 50 years including memorial permit 600 1,200
Pre-purchased cremated remains 914x914mm for 50 years including memorial permit 950 1,900
Extension of EROB, per five year period, to a maximum of 30 years 110 110
Additional inscription, levelling, cleaning, planting etc. - no permit required.    
Permit for a small vase or tablet (less than 300mm) 0 0
Small Inscribed vase or tablet (less than 300mm) 50 75
Additional Inscriptions 50 75
Permit for the erection of a memorial or headstone (more than 300mm) 110 220
Permit for the erection of full kerbs 150 225
Permit for the erection of a memorial or headstone with a kerb or the erection of a kerb 270 540
Small kerbs (lawn section or cremated remains) 125 187.50
Wooden cross or other temporary marker 10 15
Family maintained grave notice 5 10
Transfer of EROB 40 40
Duplicate grant of EROB 40 40
Replacement deeds - following change of address 30 30
Search fee per name (assisted searches extra) 10 10
Use of cemetery chapel (per hour per funeral) 65 65
Bench dedications (for 10 years) from: 650 650
Re-opening a walled grave, where no additional nwork is needed. This replaces the interment fee. 210 210
Exhumation. There may be additional costs for any special requirements but fees start from: 1,000 1,000
Exhumation of cremated remains, from: 325 325
Woodland burial fee (including tree) with EROB (99 years) 500 500
Woodland interment of cremated remains 225 225

For further information contact:
email icon Email : crematorium.cemeteries@medway.gov.uk
Telephone icon Telephone : 01634 861639
Mail icon Write to :

Medway Bereavement Services
Medway Crematorium
Robin Hood Lane
Chatham
Kent ME5 9QU

Minicom icon Minicom : 01634 333111

Related A-Z index
Bereavement services complaints | Funeral Payments | Looking after the grave | Memorials | Bereavement Services | Review of bereavement services | Cemeteries

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