St Buryan Cemetery is managed by St Buryan, Lamorna & Paul Parish Council, who are also the Burial Authority for interments and scattering of ashes there. St Buryan Church Churchyard is closed for burials. Please contact the Parish Clerk at clerk@stburyanlamornapaul-pc.gov.uk and see the forms and information below.
Burial forms and documents
Please download the documents via the links below or email the Clerk for a Word copy:Regulations on burials and the management of memorials at St Buryan Cemetery: St Buryan Cemetery Regulations & Memorials Management PolicyList of burial, interment and scattering of ashes and associated fees: Burial Fees 2024-25To get permission to install a new memorial, or to make any changes to inscription on existing memorial: Memorials Permit ApplicationTo purchase an Exclusive Right of Burial in the parish cemetery. Note that specific grave spaces cannot be reserved. An Exclusive Right of Burial is purchased in addition to the costs of interment: Application for the purchase of an Exclusive Right of BurialFor funeral directors to make arrangements for an interment: Application for IntermentFor the current owner of the rights to burial to re-assign those rights to another person: Assignment of Rights of BurialFor the executor or administrator of a will to legally transfer ownership of the rights to burial from the recent late owner to the dedicated person to accompany statutory declarations listed below: Form of Assent Form used to declare ownership of the right to burial when no other supporting documentation (ie no valid Will) is believed to exist and the original owner is deceasedMust be accompanied by the Deed of Assignment form, below: Statutory Declaration – valid Will but NO grant of Probate has been obtained or Statutory Declaration – Will, Probate pendingor Statutory Declaration – no Will, no Probate, Intestate Deed of Assignment – to accompany a Statutory Declaration – to set out who is to be listed as the grave owner/s: Deed of AssignmentForm used by the current registered owner to renunciate (give up) their right to burial and pass the right on to another family member. Or, for example, for a next of kin to give up their right to have the grave transferred into the name – applicants are advised to seek legal guidance on options: Form of RenunciationForm used to give back the Exclusive Right of Burial to the Parish Council: Surrender of Exclusive Right of Burial
Please note, you should seek your own independent legal advice regarding your circumstances and completing of the forms. You are responsible for ensuring that the correct form has been completed and all details contained in it are correct.
