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Bereavement advice
Other pages for Cemeteries service:
Botley Cemetery | Headington Cemetery | Wolvercote Cemetery | Rose Hill Cemetery | Memorial Inspections
We do not directly arrange funerals or the erection of memorials. Most people employ a funeral director or memorial mason to act on their behalf.
Our Cemeteries Service offers facilities for burials in four cemeteries in Oxford:
Our Cemeteries staff offer a helpful and friendly service in a sympathetic and professional manner in order to assist Funeral Directors and families who have suffered a bereavement. One of the Cemeteries Service managers will be present at the Cemetery on the day of the burial.
Our Cemeteries are open 365 days a year :
| Day | Opening Times | Closing Times |
| Monday - Friday |
8am |
Closing times vary depending on the time of year. Please see document link below |
| Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays |
9am |
Closing times vary depending on the time of year. Please see document link below |
| Oxford Cemeteries Closing Times (27kB PDF) |
Use the contact details on the right of this page to contact our Cemeteries Service.
The opening hours of the Cemeteries Office are:
| Day |
Times |
| Monday - Thursday |
9am - 4.30pm |
| Friday |
9am - 4pm |
| Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays |
Closed |
Casual callers are welcome during the times above, however during busy periods staff may not be available because of funeral workload.
Visitors are advised to make an appointment using our contact details so that time can be set aside to deal with queries.
A full list of our charges is available below:
| Cemeteries Fees and Charges 2007-08 (57kB PDF) |
People on low income can apply to the Department of Social Security for financial assistance in meeting funeral costs.
Each Cemetery has a chapel for use by any denomination and is fully equipped with:
Viewing, if required, is by appointment, as the chapels are locked when not in use. Please use the contacts above to make an appointment
All memorials are erected in accordance with the Cemeteries Rules and Regulations. Advice on how to obtain:
may be obtained from the Cemeteries Office. Oxford City Council do not undertake any memorial work.
General maintenance of the cemeteries is carried out by the Cemeteries Service, although relatives may wish to maintain their own graves e.g. the planting of annual flowers.
We also offer an annual planting service for a fee. Not all graves may be planted out, such as graves on lawn sections. Further information can be obtained from the Cemeteries Office.
This service is now available in specified woodland burial areas in the following cemeteries:
In these cases no headstones or artificial memorials are permitted. A selected tree or shrub will be planted on the grave along with woodland flowers if requested.
All graves are of a single depth, and help with preparation and planting of the tree will be considered.
These areas will be allowed to develop into woodlands of remembrance.
A small grave marker containing the name of the deceased and the date of death can be placed at the base of the tree.
Cremated remains may be buried in an existing family grave or in designated areas in the following cemeteries:
More details can be obtained from the Cemeteries Office.
Family histories can be traced from our manual records. All enquires must be made by prior arrangement for which there is a charge before information is released.
There are disused/closed cemeteries at:
There are disused/closed churchyards at:
These are maintained by us and are open to the public for visiting the graves or simply to walk or sit in relaxed settings.
Pictures of Botley Chapel and Commonwealth gravestones in Botley Cemetery
Various pictures of Headington Cemetery
Various pictures of Wolvercote Cemetery and Chapel
Pictures of Rose Hill Cemetery
Memorial Inspections
Page last reviewed 5 Nov 2008