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Burial Fees
Burial Fees
There is no charge for the burial of a child’s coffin, under the age of 18. This is subject to the criteria of the Children's Funeral Fund (CFF) for England.
The fees on this page will be double if the person was not a resident of Swale at the time of their death and they had not lived in Swale for 15 consecutive years at some point during their lifetime.
Coffin burials and burial of cremated remains include, as required:
- exclusive Right of Burial
- interment
- memorial and re-inscription permits
Sittingbourne, Faversham or Murston
You’ll need to pay:
- £2,760 for the first burial or £1,380 if you’ve already brought a grave but haven’t used it
- £1,110 for a second burial
- £920 for a third burial
Iwade and Isle of Sheppey
You’ll need to pay:
- £2,530 for the first burial or £1,110 if a grave was already purchased but it wasn’t used
- £920 for a second burial
Burying cremated remains
You’ll need to pay:
- £745 for the first burial or £275 if you’ve already brought a grave but haven’t used it
- £275 for a second, third or fourth burial
- £140 for the burial of loose ashes
Other services
You’ll need to pay:
- £2,860 to exhume a coffin
- £385 to exhume cremated remains
- £104 extra for a large coffin or casket which measures 30 inches or more, including handle
- £150 for the use of the chapel in Faversham
- £110 for the use of the chapel in Sittingbourne
- £77 for the issue of a letter of confirmation where deed is lost
- £77 to transfer the ownership of a grave
- £39 per grave for grave search and certificate
Burial of cremated remains can be arranged on Saturdays at an increased fee and with a minimum of eight days notice. Please phone 01795 417312 for more information. Alternatively, you can make an enquiry online.
Fees for a turfed grave and additional services are charged at cost price.
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