Charnwood Borough Council

About the Cemetery

The purpose of this leaflet is not only to tell you about Loughborough Cemetery, but also to give you details of the various choices available. You will learn much of what you need to know from the leaflet, but also from your funeral arranger or stonemason. We welcome any comments about the upkeep of the condition of the cemetery in order to improve on the high standards we set, So if you have any questions or comments about the cemetery or this leaflet, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Borough Council Cemetery Office on 01509 634704

Choices of Graves

If you are decided on a burial for your loved one, or indeed for yourself, there are several choices. We call these types A, C, D and E. These relate to the length of the 'Right of Burial'. Type A is for 100 years, C is for 14 years initially, D is for 100 years but with limited monuments and type E is for caskets of remains after cremation. There are different fees for those resident in Loughborough and those outside, for historical reasons concerning the council tax charged. There is no fee for baby or infant graves of Loughborough residents. Full details are given below.

Facilities within the Cemetery

Grave spaces are 9 feet by 4 feet (274.32cm x 121.92cm) except for the graves of babies or infants which are 4 feet by 3 feet (121.92cm x 91.44cm). Each grave is excavated to a minimum depth of 8 feet 10 inches (2.7m) to accommodate up to two burials. When tow burials have taken place it is possible thereafter to inter up to 6 caskets of cremated remains. Traditional Muslim graves are excavated for one burial. Cremation plots are 4 feet by 3 feet and can accommodate up to 5 caskets of cremated remains.

Seats, trees or rose bed memorials may be purchased through the cemetery office. These will be installed within the cemetery or on other Borough land if desired, with a brass remembrance plaque.

The cemetery has its own car park accessed from the Leicester road and may also be accessed by foot from Shelthorpe Avenue. Water taps are provided throughout the cemetery to refresh floral tributes and displays. the grass is cut and the cemetery as a whole is maintained by our expert grounds staff.

Burial records are supplied on request by the Borough's Cemetery Officer, which reserves the right to make a small charge in exceptional circumstances.

Type A graves - next to the driveways have reached full capacity so a new special area has been set aside. The 'Right of Burial' lasts for 100 years.

Type C graves - have a 'Right of Burial' for only 14years but this may be renewed every 7 years up to 49 years. If, after that period, only one burial has one taken place, another 30 years will elapse before the Council may use the grave for a second unrelated burial (providing no memorial is needed).

Type D graves - are within the lawn section, sometimes referred to as 'Gods own Acre'. A continuous stone beam along this row of graves can carry headstones and flower containers and a 12" area facing the headstones may be planted with small bulbs.

Type E graves - are in a separate area and are for the burial of caskets of remains after cremation. Each small space may have a stone memorial to a maximum height of 22 inches. This memorial may be a headstone, heart-shaped, open book, etc, and be subject to approval.
'Right of Burial'is for 100 years with a maximum of five caskets to each grave space.
Baby & infant graves situated in the Child Section may have small headstones and kerb sets installed. These graves are exclusive to the family. No fee for residents of Loughborough.

Is any type of memorial allowed?

In order to protect the appearance of the cemetary for everyone's appreciation, most cemetaries have a few rules to guide stonemasons and undertakers in particular. Wooden crosses may be erected as a temporary memorial, but only for 12 months. This may be removed later, particularly if a headstone has been ordered, but only after the family has been notified.
All headstones and kerb sets must be of granite of chippings are allowed when they are contained by kerbstones in a type A grave, but other type of enclosure or fencing is not allowed because of the difficulty of maintenance by the cemetary staff.

Burial Records:

All graves and burials are registered, the records being kept in perpituity. Any information that may be required from these records can be supplied on request.

Loughborough Cemetery.

Loughborough Cemetery was created in 1857. The Victorian chapels of the oldest part are surrounded by pathways and plots designed to a plan by Loudon,a famous landscape gardener. The new cemetary next to the old was createdby the Loughborough Corporation in 1947. It contains war graves as well as plots of different creeds and communities. It also comprises an area for created remains and the Crematorium itself. The Crematorium is now run by a private company, belonging to Service Corporation International. The cemetary and burials within it are run entirely by Charnwood Borough Council.