Stowmarket Town Council - Stowmarket Town Council

Note to Undertakers & Stonemasons: Please complete the Application of Burial Form and bring with you at the time of booking. / Please complete the Application of Monument Form and return it to Stowmarket Town Council.

The above fees apply to Stowmarket residents only. For those residents not living in Stowmarket at the time of death, the total fee will be doubled. Fees will be doubled for burials taking place on a weekend or Bank Holiday.

Please note that memorials should not be erected until a year after burial takes place in order for the ground to settle. This only applies to burial plots not cremation plots.

Applicants should ensure that they arrange the necessary insurance cover in respect of memorials of any description for which permits are issued. Stowmarket Town Council advises applicants of memorials to seek the relevant advice from Undertakers and Stonemasons.

Under their management powers the Council has resolved that no further kerbstones, flatstones, gardens or mounds shall be permitted in any part of the Stowmarket Cemeteries or any extensions thereof, with a view to making these areas Lawn Cemetery to facilitate easier maintenance and upkeep of cemetery grounds. Applications to erect headstones and other memorials should be made to Sarah Page.

Any fees which may be charged by Ministers of Religion for services rendered in respect of burials in Stowmarket Town Cemeteries will be recovered direct by the Minister concerned and are payable in addition to the fees specified in the foregoing table of fees and charges.

For all enquries regarding Stowmarket Cemetery, please contact Sarah Page at Stowmarket Town Council, Milton House, Milton Road South, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1EZ. Tel: 01449 776390 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.