Felixstowe Cemetery
An Introduction
Felixstowe Cemetery is situated in Langley Avenue, Felixstowe which is accessed from Grange Road. It is owned and managed by Felixstowe Town Council. It serves the town of Felixstowe and the adjacent Parish of Trimley St. Martin. The cemetery facilities are available for residents of other areas but in these cases double fees are charged. A full table of fees is available on this website or your Funeral Director or Stonemason or direct from Felixstowe Town Council at the Town Hall, Undercliff Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 2AG (phone 01394 282086, fax 01 394 285920 or email sue.faversham@felixstowe.gov.uk.
The Cemetery opening hours are 8.30 to 4.00 p.m. in the Winter and 8.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. in the Summer. The cemetery is open to the public on every day of the year. Burials take place between 9.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. If you would like a burial to take place outside these hours or at weekends every effort will be made to fit in with your requirements, although additional fees will be charged.
Felixstowe Cemetery was opened in the early years of the 20th century. The cemetery is divided into areas called blocks and was recently extended. New graves are mainly provided in the new Block L and in the Roman Catholic area Block K. There is an area set aside for children’s burials within Block N.
There are now no new grave spaces available in the older part of the cemetery. Burials in existing family graves may still take place within the older part of the cemetery provided the original grave was dug to the appropriate depth. Ownership of all new graves and urn plots is granted for 50 years. Your Funeral Director will be able to advise you about this.
There are separate sections for the interment of ashes in Block J and in the older Garden of Remembrance adjacent to the Wall of Remembrance. Ashes may also be interred in existing family graves anywhere within the cemetery.
When considering your family funeral requirements you will need to decide whether you would like a grave which can be used for one or more additional funerals for your family at some future date. This will determine the depth of grave which is provided. Your Funeral Director will be able to advise you about this detail. A permit is required before any memorial is erected and this can be arranged by your Stonemason. The full Cemetery Regulations are available on this website.
Peter Rodwell, the Cemetery Superintendent or his assistants Roger Newson, Daniel Hammond or Elaine Wiggins will always be pleased to help you and they are based at the Cemetery. Caroline Barrett the Town Clerk and Sue Faversham, the Cemetery Administrator, are happy to give any help or advice and they can be contacted at Felixstowe Town Hall from Monday to Friday between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.
Regulations & Fees
Please click here to view the Cemetery Regulations.
Cemetery Fees 2010 - 2011
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