We manage and maintain three active cemeteries within the borough. We also maintain closed churchyards on behalf of the church.
Please note that the cemetery gates will be shut approximately an hour before dusk.
Longmoor Cemetery
Please note that ground conditions vary within this cemetery and may be prone to flooding.
Open 7.30am every day of the year.
Closing times vary as below:
- January, February, November and December: 3.30PM
- March and October: 5.30PM
- April and September: 6PM
- May, June, July and August: 7PM
Park Cemetery, Ilkeston
Open 7.30am every day of the year.
Closing time vary as below:
- January, February, November and December: 3.30PM
- March and October: 5.30PM
- April and September: 7PM
- May, June, July and August: 8PM
The above times apply to the pedestrian gates only and the access gates for vehicles are normally locked around 3pm weekdays (except Fridays when locked at noon) and left closed at weekends.
The pedestrian gate at the bottom of the cemetery is locked 15 minutes before the above times so visitors should leave via the upper gate near the chapel if staying until the end of the day.
No private vehicles are permitted within the cemetery unless displaying a valid Blue Badge.
Long Eaton Cemetery
Open 7.30am every day of the year.
Closing time vary as below:
- January, February, November and December: 3.30PM
- March and October: 5.30PM
- April and September: 7PM
- May, June, July and August: 8PM
Burials
As of 1 April 2025 we no longer take bookings for pre-purchased plots in Erewash.
Burials can take place in our cemeteries as a choice of one of four types:
Lawn
Here the burial takes place in a grave in an ordered row with the headstones placed in regimented rows with closely mown grass between. No planting of shrubs, flowers or trees is permitted to maintain the neat appearance.
Kerb
Graves in this section may be surrounded by kerbstones and the space within planted up with trees and shrubs. Maintenance is more awkward in this section, so the cost of burial is more for this choice.
Natural
A more environmentally appreciative style of interment can be chosen which consist of a tree as a memorial (instead of a stone). The coffin can be made of other materials such as cardboard. The section is maintained less intensively so as to encourage wildflowers and eventually to form a woodland.
Ashes
Cremated remains may be buried either in the section dedicated to this form of interment or within existing graves reserved for coffin burials.
Burial Records
All records of interments in the three cemeteries are held at Bramcote Crematorium in the Cemeteries Central Office.
For those wishing to trace past family members should contact the cemetery office on 0115 917 3338.
To make the search process easier, it would be helpful if you could provide the full name of the deceased and a date when they would have been buried. Please note that complex involved searches will incur a charge.
We also welcome personal enquiries and are happy to make the records available for inspection. This service is by appointment only.
Buying a Grave
It is possible to buy a grave in one of Erewash's cemeteries for future use (Ilkeston and Longmoor Lane Breaston only). To do call 0115 917 3338.
Appointments can be made to view the cemeteries for you to choose your plot (Monday to Friday morning only). The cost for the grave will depend on the section you choose.
Charges for Buying a Grave at a Cemetery
Purchase right of burial, including register of deed. (All graves including vaults): £903
Purchase right of burial (in kerb section including register of deed): £1,052
Right to construct vault: £933
Purchase plot for cremated remains, including register of deed: £278
Internment fees: Earths graves and vaults (18 years and over)
Single Internment surcharge (to partially cover loss of multiple burials): £419
Residents of the borough: four feet, six inches (new and re-open): £927
Six inches (new and re-open): £1,003
Seven feet (new graves)(new American casket burial): £1,056
Non residents of the borough. Charges for non-residents are double those of residents (except in cases of council tax payers who have become Non-resident due to ill health or infirmity). This exception applies for a period of 10 years after moving out of the Borough. Two Caskets: Internment rates for two caskets at the same time is 1.5 times the standard rate: N/A
Cremated Remains: Internment of cremated remains: £254
Scattering of cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance: £52
Memorials
Right to erect headstone with inscription: £254
Right to erect small headstone with inscription, in ashes section: £254
Right to erect cremated remains grave plaque with inscription: £155
Right to erect kerbstone with inscription: £692
Right to additional inscription on all memorials: £52
Vase with inscription up to 450mm in height: £85
Additional Services / Charges
Service in Chapel: £169
Grave transfer fee: If the owner is deceased: Basic £47/ Complex £77
If the owner is still alive: Free.
Purchase of unused plots from owner: Current plot purchase price less £55 administration fee.
Late burial fee applicable to bookings arranged to take place outside of normal working times or where a coffin is committed to the grave after 2.30pm during normal working hours: £213.
Late arrival of a funeral at a cemetery (half an hour or more) will be applied unless a prior notice of the delay is provided. £110
A surcharge of 30% will be applied to any interment, where the actual coffin size is smaller than that submitted, resulting in unnecessary and excessive soil being excavated and handled:
Records
All records of interments in the three cemeteries are held at Bramcote Crematorium in the Cemeteries Central Office.
For those wishing to trace past family members should contact the cemetery office on 0115 917 3338.
To make the search process easier, it would be helpful if you could provide the full name of the deceased and a date when they would have been buried. Please note that complex involved searches will incur a charge.
Records are available for inspection. This service is by appointment only.