Melbourne Cemetery
The Cemetery, located on Packhorse Road in Melbourne, is owned and maintained by the Parish Council whose mission is to provide a respectful and dignified environment for the interment and remembrance of the people who lived in the Parish. Visitors to the Cemetery are welcomed and asked to respect and share the pride taken in its appearance and maintenance.
In 2014, Melbourne came second in the UK & Ireland Best Cemetery Competition. Melbourne Parish Council is responsible for maintenance of the grounds and Garden of Remembrance, burials, interments, and permissions for the erection of memorials. Safety Checks are undertaken on headstones and memorials as part of an ongoing Health and Safety procedure.
The Old Burial Ground is owned by the Incumbent and the Melbourne Parish Church Wardens, but the maintenance of the grounds is the responsibility of the Parish Council.
Cemetery fees
Fees, Cemetery, 2024-25 (PDF, 242 Kb)
Genealogy searches
An Online Register of those interred at the cemetery can be found here for research purposes.
Maps of the Cemetery, some of which list those interred and inscribed in the plots, can be found here.
A Photo Archive of the memorials in the cemetery can be found here.
Commonwealth war graves & the Melbourne bombings
The following credit is given in respect of the below document's text and photographs which was compiled by Barry Thomas of Melbourne Historical Research Group.
Contact information
The Parish Clerk, Vicky Roe is available on email: clerk@melbourneparishcouncil.gov.uk or on 07734 939292.