Rotherham cemetery fees: East Herringthorpe and council-managed sites
Burial and cemetery fees for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s cemeteries, including East Herringthorpe Cemetery and Crematorium and eight other council sites. Note that East Herringthorpe is operated under contract by Dignity Funerals Ltd on behalf of the council; the fees below are the council’s published burial charges and apply across its cemetery estate. If you’re looking for cremation fees rather than burial fees, see our East Herringthorpe Crematorium fees page.
Grave purchase (exclusive right of burial)
The ERB is a 100-year grant.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Exclusive right of burial – adult grave (100 years) | £1,036 |
| Exclusive right of burial – cremation plot (100 years) | £612 |
| Lined grave supplement | £1,145 |
New adult burial for one or two in an earthen plot (ERB + interment combined): £2,268 New adult burial in a single lined grave (ERB + interment + lined-grave supplement combined): £3,413
Burial and interment fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Interment (new or re-open, 1–2 coffin depth) | £1,232 |
| Interment (new or re-open, 3–4 coffin depth) | £1,323 |
| Extra width supplement (coffin 28” or wider) | £137 |
| Weekend burial surcharge (in addition to other charges) | £458 |
| Top-up of grave (if last interment was over a year ago) | £58 |
| Children over 2 months (under 16 years) | No charge |
| Infants under 2 months (including NVF and stillbirths) | No charge |
Chapel and cremated remains fees
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Use of chapel for burial service, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays) | £472 |
| Use of chapel for burial service, Saturday morning | £943 |
| Interment of cremated remains | £538 |
| Scattering of remains on a grave | £86 |
| Exhumation of cremated remains | £353 |
Fees verified 2026-08-06. Source: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council – burial fees appendix (moderngov). Note: this committee document carries no internal date stamp, so it cannot be confirmed as a specific 2026/27-dated schedule; it remains the only published fee schedule linked from the council’s own systems and every figure was re-checked against the live document on the verification date above. A June 2025 funeral director comparison document indicates combined new grave price (ERB + interment + chapel) at Rotherham council cemeteries is approximately £2,565.
About Rotherham Council cemeteries
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council manages nine cemeteries across the borough: East Herringthorpe, Greasbrough (Town Lane), Maltby, Masbrough, Moorgate, Rawmarsh (Greasbrough Lane), Rawmarsh (Haugh Road), Rawmarsh (High Street) and Wath. East Herringthorpe Cemetery and Crematorium is operated under contract by Dignity Funerals Ltd (01709 850344); the council’s other cemeteries are managed directly.
Contact: Rotherham Council cemetery enquiries – rotherham.gov.uk/deaths