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These are the fees for Medway's cemeteries. Other options may be available - prices and details are available upon request.
Interments
The fee includes the preparation and excavation of grave, matting, attendance by cemetery staff and back-filling on the day of service, subject to a minimum of three working days' notice. An additional fee of £75 may be charged for arrangements made with less notice.
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Service
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Fee for Medway residents (£)
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Fee for non-Medway residents (£)
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Deceased not more than one month old.
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No charge
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No charge
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Deceased one month to five years old.
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85
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170
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Deceased five to 16 years old: maximum grave length 1.8 m (maximum coffin length 1.65m).
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225
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450
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Deceased more than 16 years old.
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490
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980
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Cremated remains interment to a maximum depth of 900 mm. Additional depth may be necessary if grave is to be re-used. This is charged according to depth or the method of digging. Price on application.
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115
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230
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Large caskets, deceased more than 16 years old.
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575
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1,150
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Extra digging etc to accommodate internal boarding, framework, covers etc. (materials supplied by others). Relocation of spoil away from graveside before the service or interment.
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100
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150
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Additional fee for Saturday interment - by arrangement, with a minimum of eight days' notice and subject to availability.
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300
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300
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Service time in excess of 90 minutes per half-hour. This cost is trebled if prior warning not provided.
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22
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30
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Cancellation.
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100
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100
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Postponement.
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Price on application
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Price on application
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Grave purchase
The fee includes exclusive right of burial (EROB) for the registered owner for the agreed time period, maintenance of any grave space that is not covered by a memorial and the first memorial permit with a right to erect a memorial. The fee does not include the rights of ownership of the land or any right to place a non-approved memorial.
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Service
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Fee for Medway residents (£)
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Fee for non-Medway residents (£)
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Grave selection. This fee may be reduced by £125 if the next grave in line is selected.
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175
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250
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EROB for adult graves for 30 years, including memorial permit.
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510
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1,020
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EROB for adult graves for 50 years, including memorial permit.
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850
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1,700
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EROB for adult graves for 99 years, including memorial permit.
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1,500
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3,000
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Pre-purchased EROB for adult graves for 50 years, including memorial permit.
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1,125
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2,250
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Pre-purchased EROB for adult graves for 99 years, including memorial permit.
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1,750
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3,500
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Child graves (6' x 3’) for 50 years, including memorial permit.
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450
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900
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Child graves (6' x 3’) for 99 years, including memorial permit.
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700
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1,400
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Cremated remains (3' x 3') for 50 years, including memorial permit.
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485
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970
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Cremated remains (3' x 3') for 99 years, including memorial permit.
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825
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1,650
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Pre-purchased cremated remains (3' x 3') for 50 years, including memorial permit.
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690
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1,380
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Pre-purchased cremated remains (3' x 3') for 99 years, including memorial permit.
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1,040
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2,080
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Extension to EROB per five-year period, to a maximum of 30 years.
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100
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200
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Memorials
Recent issues of EROB will have included the fee for a memorial permit and this should be marked on the deed – please check before sending any fee. Where any item covered by a permit for the erection of an inscribed memorial, headstone, full kerbs or cover slab is provided in association with any additional inscription work, the higher fee is payable, covering all the work undertaken.
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Service
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Fee for Medway residents (£)
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Fee for non-Medway residents (£)
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Permit for a small vase or tablet (less than 12" or 300mm), cleaning, planted areas etc.
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No charge
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No charge
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Small inscribed vase or tablet (less than 12" or 300mm).
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60
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120
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Additional inscriptions.
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50
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100
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Permit for the erection of an inscribed memoria or headstone.
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120
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240
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Permit for the erection of full kerbs and cover slabs.
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170
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340
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Memorial or headstone with full kerbs.
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290
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580
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Small kerbs (lawn section or cremated remains) and cover slabs.
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140
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280
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Memorialor headstone with small kerbs.
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260
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520
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Wooden cross and other temporary marker.
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10
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20
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Family maintained grave notice.
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10
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20
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Transfer or duplicate of EROB.
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40
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80
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Alterations to deeds.
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30
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60
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Search fee per name (assisted searches extra).
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10
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10
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Marking or identification of a grave prior to visit - special request.
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15
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15
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Miscellaneous
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Service
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Fee for Medway residents (£)
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Fee for non-Medway residents (£)
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Use of cemetery chapel (per hour per funeral)
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65
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130
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Use of cemetery chapel (children up to fifh birthday)
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No charge
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No charge
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Private use of cemetery chapel
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80
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80
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Re-opening a walled grave - (assuming limited or no excavation and a stone mason or other contractor is supplied and paid to remove any memorial, slabs etc.).
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215
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430
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Exhumation: from
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1,000
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2,000
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Exhumation of cremated remains: from
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325
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650
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Woodland burial fee (including tree) - includes EROB (99 years). Chatham only.
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750
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1,500
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Woodland interment of cremated remains - includes EROB (99 years). Chatham only.
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350
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700
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