Thornton le Dale Cemetery
Thornton le Dale Parish Council is a member of the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM), membership number 4901 as a Parish Council Corporate Member. A copy of the membership certificate can be found within the Council Documents section of this website, under the tab Cemetery, as can all the documents listed below.
The Cemetery on Peaslands Lane, North Yorkshire YO18 7QX is owned and managed by the Parish Council. The Cemetery Rules must be adhered to at all times by anyone visiting or using the Cemetery – Click Here to view
The Cemetery Terms and Conditions, for approved council contractors visiting and working in the cemetery, must be adhered to at all times and can be found here – Click Here to view
To view Cemetery Fees, payments and sums fixed and approved by Thornton Le Dale Parish Council under the Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977 – click here.
Thornton le Dale Parish Council form to Erect a new Memorial/Headstone or amend the Inscription of an existing stone is available here Click Here to view
Thornton le Dale Parish Council Notice of Interment Form Click Here to view
Management of Thornton le Dale Cemetery
The Cemetery is managed by the approved contractor to Thornton Le Dale Parish Council. The contract includes the cutting of all lawned grass areas, the strimming around graves and hedges, and general maintenance of the cemetery.
Memorial benches are situated around the cemetery, these are also maintained by the Parish Council and are there for the use of all visitors for quiet contemplation. Both a water tap (situated by the entrance) and wheelie bin are provided for visitors to use at their discretion and convenience. Please note the water tap is switched off during the winter months, therefore visitors should make their own provision for water during this time.
Please can the rules of the cemetery be observed, and the lawned areas kept clear. All ornaments should be securely fixed on to the grave plinth to avoid being blown onto the grass, which should be kept clear at all times to allow the contractors to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently. A copy of the full set of rules for all visitors is attached above. Thank you
Summary of rules for Thornton le Dale Cemetery
Summary of Rules for Visitors & Family
• The whole of the grave surface will be turfed flat.
• Memorials must comply with Cemetery Rules & Specifications, and the latest (available on the website) form must be completed ahead of any Parish Council approval
• The whole of the Memorial must be of best-quarried material. Free stone, soft York stone, fireclay, composite materials, wood or metal and temporary wooden crosses are prohibited.
• The base/plinth to be flush with ground level.
• Railings, footstones, kerb and border stones, chains, the digging of borders or other structures enclosing graves or parts of graves, flags or chippings are not allowed.
• Balloons, wind chimes and lights are not allowed.
• The planting of flowers, plants and shrubs and the placing of vases on the turfed area is prohibited. All graves will be lawned for maintenance purposes and consequently any shrubs or plants placed on a grave will be removed
• The use of bottles, jam jars or other glass vases is prohibited.
• Flowers, planters, decorative ornaments must be within the Memorial plinth, and must not interfere with the maintenance of the cemetery and grass. The Parish Council/PC caretaker will remove any from prohibited areas.
• Festive Wreaths must remain on the Memorial plinth. The Parish Council/PC caretaker will remove any from prohibited areas.
• Dead flowers, wastepaper and other refuse is to be put in the appropriate bins provided for that use and not left for disposal elsewhere in the Cemetery grounds.
• The Parish Council/PC caretaker will remove floral tributes, when wilted or decayed.
• It is the responsibility of the Funeral Directors to remove floral display bases following a funeral, or once the flowers are dead, or within 10 days of the funeral whichever the sooner.