Eye Cemetery Address
Yaxley Road, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DP. Map location here. Googlemaps
Cemetery & Chapel
Eye Cemetery provides a peaceful resting place for generations of townspeople, and it is properly managed and well maintained in their memory. The Cemetery provides a calm, peaceful environment close to nature. Mature trees line the boundaries and carefully preserved wildflower conservation areas provide a fine natural habitat for birds and butterflies. Eye Cemetery is also a quiet haven for people, offering regular and occasional visitors the promise of a few moments of tranquillity away from the pressures of a busy modern world.
Green Burial
What is a green burial?
Twin Chapels of Eye Cemetery
The Twin Chapels of Eye history by Simon Knott
Cemetery & Chapel Improvements and development.
Improvement on the entrance to the cemetery is still ongoing, due to unforeseen events completion has been delayed but it is hoped the last part of the improvements will be completed in the coming months (by January 2024).
Chapel of Remembrance
Within the Cemetery stands the Chapel of Remembrance. The Chapel is open daily from 10.30 a.m. to sunset (4.30 p.m. in Winter), for people of all denominations who want to use this quiet place to rest and reflect, pray or simply sit in peace. .
There are a few rules governing the Cemetery which are there to protect the facility and the people who visit it. We would ask that you please adhere to these and help us to keep it the peaceful and well maintained area that the community rightly expects it to be.
A full list of the rules and regulations is available by clicking here, but the most relevant ones for visitors to the Cemetery are:
- Smoking is not permitted in the Cemetery
- Dogs must be on a lead to be permitted in the Cemetery
- Children should be supervised at all times
Eye Cemetery Project Group and Volunteer Scheme
If you would like to be involved it current and future projects or being part of the volunteer scheme please click on the below link to read more on how you can be take part.
Eye Cemetery Project Group and Eye Volunteer Scheme - June 2024
Memorial Testing
All local authorities are required by law to carry out testing of Memorials in cemeteries under their Duty of Care and safety in public places and following the guidelines produced by the Health and Safety Executive. This is not a task that the Town Council undertakes lightly and every possible measure has been taken to minimize the impact of the testing, particularly in relation to those Memorials that are found to fail the testing.
Reserving a Plot
It is very simple to reserve a plot in Eye Cemetery. Contact the clerk for more information.
Click on the following link for the cemetery map - Cemetery division map
Charges
Please refer to the below.
Fees and Charges for Eye Residents (Price list from 1st April 2024)
Fees for Non Residents are double the fees quoted for Eye Residents. Where a non resident can be shown to have had a lifetime connection with Eye, the the charges will be as for an Eye resident.
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Fee £ |
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| Burial or interment of stillborn child and child up to age of l8 |
0.00 |
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Person over l8 years the following fees apply: |
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| Burial (plot size 7 ft x 2 ft)The depth of the grave should be at least 6.5 ft – 7ft |
260.00 |
| Interment of Cremated remains (plot size 2ft x 2ft) (urns only) |
130.00 |
| Exclusive Right of Burial (in addition to burial or interment fee) The period of the ERB is 25 years. |
260.00 |
| Extension of Exclusive Right of Burial for a further period of 25 years |
100.00 |
| Extension of Excusive Right of Burial for a further period of 10 years |
40.00 |
| Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial |
60.00 |
| Search of Burial Records by Town Clerk |
35.00 |
| Member of the Public’s Search of Records |
0.00 |
| Monuments: Permit to erect the following types of memorial |
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139.00 |
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94.00 |
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134.00 |
| Permit to add a further inscription |
80.00 |
| Removal and destruction of memorial by Council (at owner’s request) |
60.00 |
| Relocation of memorial to another site in cemetery (at owner’s request) |
60.00 |
| Green Burial Coffins and urns interred in the Green Burial Ground must be made of biodegradable material | |
| Burial (plot size 7 ft x 2 ft) |
340.00 |
| Interment of Cremated remains (urns only) |
170.00 |
| Exclusive Right of Burial (in addition to burial or interment fee) The period of the ERB is 25 years. |
260.00 |
| Extension of Exclusive Right of Burial for a further period of 25 years |
100.00 |
| Extension of Excusive Right of Burial for a further period of 10 years |
40.00 |
| Transfer of Exclusive Right of Burial |
60.00 |
| Search of Burial Records by Town Clerk |
35.00 |
| Member of the Public’s Search of Records |
0.00 |
| The following types of memorial are permitted in the Green Burial Ground(Please note: The materials used should be biodegradable and any memorial plaque should be recyclable.) Discuss with the Town Clerk to ensure compliance with the regulations governing green burials. PERMIT TO INSTALL EITHER: | |
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115.00 |
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115.00 |
| Permit to add a further inscription |
50.00 |
Cemetery Interment Request
An Interment Request Form for the Eye Cemetery can be downloaded here. This should be printed out, completed and returned to the Town Clerk.
Memorials
Request to erect and inscribe a memorial – Application Form
Request to add further inscription to a memorial – Application Form
Important documents
Health and Safety policy for Eye Cemetery – Health and Safety policy
Volunteer Scheme – Volunteer Scheme document
Environmental Policy – Environmental Policy document
Regulations – Regulations
Cemetery leaflets which cover general queries or concerns when arranging a burial or memorial at Eye Cemetery: