Cemetery and Memorial Fees
Cemetery and memorial fees in the Mendip area.
Interment and Exclusive Right fees for residents who live in the Mendip area but not in the parish of the cemetery are increased by 50%.
Non Mendip residents can be buried in one of the council's cemeteries - fees for interment and Exclusive Right are doubled in this instance
Interment | Charge | New Fees as of 1st April 2019 |
Children under 16 years | Free | Free |
Adult single depth | £533 | £586 |
Adult double depth | £627 | £689 |
Cremated remains or casket | £189 | £208 |
Scattering of ashes | £66 | £66 |
Exclusive Right | Charge | Charge |
Children under 16 years | £69 | £76 |
Adult | £533 | £586 |
Cremation Plots | £329 | £362 |
Transfer of ownership of grave | £48 | £48 |
Pre purchase of Exclusive Right (burial plot) | £706 | £776 |
Pre purchase of Exclusive Right (cremation plot) | £470 | £517 |
Memorials | Charge | Charge |
Headstone (maximum height 1070mm) | £207 | £228 |
Flat or Desk tablets | £139 | £153 |
Second inscription | £52 | £57 |
Photograph | Free | Free |
Ledge to cover whole of grave (lawn section only) | £339 | £373 |
Memorials in Older sections | Charge | Charge |
Kerbs or cover ledger | £339 | £373 |
Total kerb surround including headstone | £483 | £531 |
Vase | £54 | £59 |
Miscellaneous | Charge | Charge |
Searches | £54 | £59 |
Use of chapel (Shepton Mallet and Street) | £41 | £45 |
Plaque on Remembrance Wall (Shepton Mallet) | £42 | £46 |