Bourne cemetery fees – a 50-year grave costs £750, £400 for a child

Last updated 24 June 2026

Bourne Town Council cemetery fees

Current burial and cemetery fees for Bourne Town Council in south Lincolnshire, effective from 1 April 2025. Bourne Cemetery is managed under the Burial Act 1852, the Local Government Act 1972, and the Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977.

Interment fees

ServiceFee (2025/26)
Body of a person aged over 16 years£500
Body of a child aged 12–16 years£250
Cremated remains£250
Saturday interment (by special arrangement, surcharge)£250
Where a funeral director has taken responsibility for grave preparation£250

Exclusive right of burial (grave purchase)

CategoryFee (2025/26)
Person aged over 16 years (50-year term)£750
Person aged 5–16 years (50-year term)£400
Stillborn child or infant up to age 5 years£200
Cremated remains plot (50-year term)£300
Extension of 10 years£300

Memorials and inscriptions

ServiceSingleDouble
Headstone not exceeding 3ft in height£100£150
Each additional 6 inches above 3ft (to maximum 4ft)£70
Black marble/granite cremation stone and wedge (10” × 10”)£70
Black marble/granite cremation stone and wedge (10” × 20”)£100
Each additional inscription£70

About Bourne Cemetery

Bourne Cemetery serves the market town of Bourne in south Lincolnshire, managed by Bourne Town Council. Bourne falls within the South Kesteven district. For enquiries about burials or plot availability, contact Bourne Town Council directly.

Fees verified 7 June 2026, effective 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Source: Bourne Town Council – Cemetery Charges 2025/26.