Wrexham cemetery fees – Ruabon Road and Plas Acton Road burial costs 2026/27

Last updated 4 August 2026

Wrexham cemetery fees

Wrexham County Borough Council operates two cemeteries: Wrexham Cemetery on Ruabon Road and Plas Acton Road Cemetery. Fees apply for the 2026/27 financial year.

Exclusive right of burial

The exclusive right of burial (ERB) is charged separately from the interment fee. The ERB term is not specified in the published schedule.

Plot typeFee (2026/27)
Adult grave plot£1,071
Cremated remains plot£551
Muslim section plot£1,071
Infant plotNo charge

Burial and interment fees

The interment fee is charged in addition to the exclusive right of burial purchase.

ServiceFee (2026/27)
Adult interment at 4½ feet depth£956
Adult interment at 6½ feet depth£1,082
Adult interment at 8½ feet depth£1,156
Child under 18No charge

Total cost for a new adult grave:

  • Single burial at 4.5ft: £1,071 (ERB) + £956 (interment) = £2,027
  • Single burial at 6.5ft: £1,071 + £1,082 = £2,153
  • Single burial at 8.5ft: £1,071 + £1,156 = £2,227

Adult plots allow up to three burials. Cremated remains plots allow up to four interments.

Cremated remains interment

ServiceFee (2026/27)
Cremated remains plot (exclusive right)£551
Cremated remains interment at 2 feet depth£442
Total (new plot)£993
Child under 18No charge

Memorial fees

ServiceFee (2026/27)
Right to place a memorial, with or without an inscription£202
Right to place a stone memorial vase, with or without an inscriptionNo charge
Right to place an additional inscription on a stone memorial or vaseNo charge
Right to remove and replace a stone memorial or vaseNo charge

Other fees

ServiceFee (2026/27)
Use of cemetery chapel, up to 30 minutes£80
Certified extract of burial register£49
Certified ownership of exclusive right of burial£49
Registered assignment of exclusive right of burial with certificate£64
Search of burial registers – single search (excluding Victorian section)£27
Search of burial registers – multiple search£50

Extra excavation works and construction of brick graves or vaults are available at price on request.

The published fee schedule does not list a non-resident surcharge. Contact Wrexham Bereavement Services for confirmation if the deceased was not resident in the county.

About Wrexham cemeteries

Wrexham County Borough Council operates Wrexham Cemetery (Ruabon Road) and Plas Acton Road Cemetery. Pentrebychan Crematorium is a separate facility with its own fee schedule.

For enquiries, contact Bereavement Services at crematorium@wrexham.gov.uk or visit the council website.

Fees verified 2026-08-04. Source: Wrexham County Borough Council – Cemetery Fees and Charges.