We provide and maintain a number of cemeteries in addition to closed (no longer accepting burials) graveyards of certain churches. Burials are usually arranged via a funeral director, although we may be able to assist for ashes burials if necessary. Customers may also pre-purchase a grave, ashes grave or woodland burial plot.
We also offer a search service to help relatives who may wish to research their family history by locating graves. We can conduct a search for a grave if it is within a cemetery in the High Peak. We will send you records of the grave and a plan of the cemetery so that you can find it. If the grave is in a churchyard you should contact the Parish church. If the grave is in a closed (full) churchyard you will need to contact the church OR Derbyshire County Council's Records Office (External website**) on 01629 580000.
All of High Peak's cemeteries are lawned cemeteries and we maintain all the grassed areas around the headstones. The family is however responsible for the maintenance of headstones. Leaning and fallen headstones and all other memorial that have fallen into disrepair are the responsibility of the owner of the grave or next of kin to repair as soon as possible. If the owner or next of kin does not repair the memorial and cannot be found, we may lay down or remove the memorial for safety reasons.
We are able to provide assistance with topping up sunken graves and removing the kerbs from a grave usually free of charge. Please contact us for details.
It is the responsibility of the owner of the grave or memorial to ensure that memorials remain safely erected and, if they do not, to arrange immediate repair, using a reputable memorial mason.
To ensure the cemeteries remain safe, we carry out regular memorial safety testing at all our cemeteries and closed churchyards.
The purpose of the work is to ensure all unstable memorials are made safe and to bring them up to the nationally recognised safety standard.
The safety work involves calibrated testing followed by remedial work. This may involve laying down immediately dangerous memorials. Others will be made safe by re-bedding the memorial onto the base slab or into the earth.
| CEMETERIES THAT THE COUNCIL MAINTAINS: |
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| Buxton Cemetery, Ashbourne Road, Buxton - (not signposted but easily visible from road) |
| Glossop Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Glossop - (signposted from Woodhead Road, Glossop) |
| Hope Cemetery, Green Drive, Nr Kilnhill Bridge, Hope, Hope Valley - (signposted from centre of Hope) |
| Thornsett Cemetery, High Hill Road, New Mills - (signposted from Hayfield Road, New Mills and Batemill Rd) |
| Please note: There are vacant plots in each cemetery. |
Full list of cemetery charges. Graves involving additional brickwork will incur a day rate charge for the additional labour involved.
A person doesn't have to live in the High Peak to be interred in a High Peak cemetery. The nearest crematoria are at Dukinfield, Macclesfield or Stockport. The ashes of the deceased can then be interred at High Peak.
Graves may be purchased in Glossop cemetery for up to three people. They can be purchased for up to two people at other cemeteries in the Borough. Ashes graves may be purchased for up to four ashes caskets.
We are only responsible for certain cemeteries and closed churchyards within the High Peak:
| CLOSED CHURCHYARDS: |
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| All Saints' Church (C of E), Old Glossop - 01457 852146 |
| Christ Church (C of E), Tintwistle - 01457 852575 |
| Holy Trinity Church, Edale - 01433 670254 |
| St Anne's (C of E), Bath Road, Buxton - 01298 77856 |
| St Edmund's Church (C of E), Castleton - 01433 620485 |
| St George's (C of E), Church Road, New Mills - 01663 747177 |
| St John's (C of E), Manchester Road, Buxton - 01298 22151 |
| St Peter's Church (C of E), Fairfield - 01298 23629 |
| St Peter's Church (C of E), Hope - 01433 620485 |
We are only responsible for the closed graveyards in these churchyards, not for other areas. We maintain them to the minimum standard required.
For advice about grave records or searches, etc. within any churchyard, please contact Derbyshire County Council's Records Office (External website**) on 01629 580000, or the church authorities, who should be able to help.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.
