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 |