Future Interments in Loxley Cemetery
The Cemetery is now under private ownership, and no new burial plots are being sold. However, if you have an existing family plot in the cemetery then burials and interments of ashes are still possible, as the plot owners have burial rights in perpetuity. For burials this does assume that there is room in the plot; the Friends cannot necessarily confirm this as the burial records often do not contain this information.
What we can do
Our duties in respect of future interments are purely administrative. We are not a ‘Burial Authority’ or a ‘Burial Ground Manager’ under the terms of the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order (1977) and/or the Local Government Act (1972). The cemetery is classed as a ‘Private Burial Ground’ and interments come under the Burial Acts (1855 & 1857).
The Friends of Loxley Cemetery have no role under these Acts other than to facilitate future interments. This includes the production of this guidance (Guidance Note for Families & Funeral Directors), and assistance to families and Funeral Directors locating and accessing existing grave plots
What we ask
In return we ask that Funeral Directors provide confirmation of the interment, with details, so that our records can be maintained for future generations.
This information for the deceased is required:
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- Surname
- Forename(s)
- Date of birth
- Date of death
- Age at death
- Date of burial
- Last known address
- Burial or ashes
- Plot holder’s surname
- Next of kin
Please email this information to loxley.secretary@yahoo.com
Procedure
Families or Funeral Directors can contact either the Chair (loxley.chair@gmail.com) or Secretary (loxley.secretary@yahoo.com) to determine whether they have a grave plot in the cemetery. At this point the Friends should be able to say how accessible the plot is and how many interments have taken place in it, together with details of when these were. The Friends can arrange access and mark grave plots as required.
Donation
The Friends of Loxley Cemetery are a small Friends Group who subsist on the subscriptions paid by their members and the generosity of donors. To cover the cost of keeping the cemetery and the burial records accessible, and the administrative duties detailed above, the Friends would be seeking a donation of £200 payable by Bank Transfer or Cheque to ‘The Friends of Loxley Cemetery Group’.
Payment details:
Metro Bank Account: Friends of Loxley Cemetery Group
Sort code: 23-05-80
Account no: 43443054
Please use your name as reference.
Please also complete this Donation Form