Cemetery fees and charges

Fees information for grave plots, green burials, headstones and memorials, and other charges from 1 April 2023

Before you start

Please note that for non-residents of the district, all fees are double those quoted below.

Burial plot purchase fees

When a burial plot is purchased, a Deed of Grant is issued. The registered grave owner is recorded and has exclusive burial and memorial rights for 100 years.

The £47 cost of the Deed of Grant is included in the fees below.

Graves - Hawkinge

 
Description Fee
Adult £ 687.00
Adult reserved plot £ 778.90
Adult non resident  £1327.00
Adult non resident reserved £1510.80
Child (under 12 years) £ 280.00
Stillborn babies or NVF £ 280.00

Graves - Spring Lane (for the use of ashes only)

 
Description Fee
Adult £ 687.00
Adult reserved plot £ 778.90
Adult non resident  £1327.00
Adult non resident reserved £1510.80

Ashes

 
Description Cemetery Fee
Single ashes plot (inclusive of memorial fee and ashes interment) New Romney £428
Double ashes plot (inclusive of first use and memorial fee) New Romney £684

Burial plot digging fees

Children

 
Description Fee
Stillborn £0
Child (under 12 years) £226

Adult

Description Type Fee
Single depth First use £771.00
  First use reserved plot £862.90
Double depth First use £1089.00
  First use reserved plot £1180.90
Triple depth First use £1422.00
  First use reserved plot £1513.90

Reopening fees

If you have purchased a double or triple depth grave, the fees below detail the cost of reopening the grave for subsequent burials.

 
Description Fee
Reopen to single depth £761.00
Reopen to double depth £1079.00

Ashes

In order to scatter ashes on a grave, you either need to be the owner of the grave or have the owner's permission.

 
Description Fee
Ashes interment (casket or urn) £167.00 (additional £58 for a second set of ashes in same interment)
Ashes scattered under topsoil £167.00 (additional £58 for a second set of ashes in same scattering)
Scattering on top of grave £61.30

Green burials

Part of the fee for a green burial goes towards planting new trees.

Information on Green burials

Cemetery Fee
Hawkinge only £1132.00

Headstones and memorials

 
Description Fee
Permit for the right to erect a headstone (valid for 1 year) £283.00
Vase/ Tablet/Plaque up to 12 inches high £109.00
Kerbs per grave £502.00
Kerbs for a childs plot £300.00
Additional inscription for the interred deceased £ 86.40
Laying down of unsafe memorial £142.00
Stillborn (purchased plots only) £0
Administration fee for Replacement/Renovation of memorial £ 58.00

Family history requests

Description Fee
Up to 3 names £36.10
More than 3 names £71.10

Other fees

 
Description Fee
Exhumation Variable
Late interment (Pre-arranged funeral delayed by more than 30 minutes) £160.00
Transfer of Deed of Grant £118.00
Use of Hawkinge chapel £165.00
Outside normal hours (by arrangement only) 150% of usual fee
Public Health Funeral administration fee £339.10