Churchyards

Here you will find information and guidance about churchyard matters: if you can be buried in one of our churchyards, information about burial of cremated remains, grave stones and monuments.

Our churchyards are governed by the regulations set by the Dioceses of Salisbury. These regulations are intended to keep our churchyards having a traditional rural feel, to be places of peace to remember loved ones.

Handbook for the Bereaved. (Diocese of Salisbury) from 1st July 2025 This document gives an overview of Churchyard matters, and is the place to start regarding your rights to be buried in our churchyards, details of Memorial regulations (headstones and ashes tablets) and how to apply for a memorial. This document refers to the Monument Regulations and the application form below.

Monument regulations (headstones and ashes tablets) – detailing the shape, type of stone, inscriptions, motifs and emblems.

Clarendon Churchyard Policy

Our Churchyards are governed by our Churchyard Policy that covers all eight churchyards with our churches. To ensure clarity and to avoid complications at a later date we ask you to agree to this policy before any burial takes place

Monument application Form

Before any gravestone or plaque marking the position of ashes in the churchyard can be introduced, you must get permission from the church. Normally your stonemason will do this for you, and they will be fully conversant with the regulations of the church. There is an associated fee for this application and usually your stone mason will take care of this as well. Form for the application to introduce a monument into churchyard this form is also available as a Word Document here Completed forms should be sent with the associated fee to The Team Office or can be emailed.