Tring Road Cemetery was first opened in 1858 after the closure of St Mary’s Churchyard for burials. Aylesbury Town Council took over the running of the cemetery from the former Aylesbury Vale District Council in 2006. Click here to read more about the history of the cemetery.

The two chapels and mortuary, known as the Dead House, were designed in the Gothic style by Reading-based architects WF Poulton and WH Woodman. On the left is the episcopal chapel, originally for followers of the Church of England, which is still used for services today. On the right is the dissenters’ chapel, originally for followers of other faiths, which is available for hire. The Dead House was a place to house the deceased prior to burial. All three buildings are grade II listed as good examples of early burial board architecture.

There is no office at the cemetery, it is administered from the Town Hall.

General enquiries, bookings

Aylesbury Town Council, Town Hall, 5 Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2QP

The Town Hall is open to the public between 10am-3pm Monday to Friday or by prior appointment. We highly recommend to make an appointment if you wish to see the Cemetery Officer.

Staff can be contacted on 01296 425678 during the hours of  8:45am–5:15pm Monday to Thursday and 8:45am–4:45pm Friday.

Click here to email the Town Council’s Cemetery Team.

Emergency contact number (gates opening): 07946 056997 

Opening times

Open every day throughout the year

No admission 15 minutes before closing time

Winter

8am-4pm

(last Sunday in October to last Saturday in March)

Summer

8am-8pm

(last Sunday in March to last Saturday in October)

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Parking and Access

There are two main entrances to the cemetery. Tring Road (HP20 1LF) has a small car park and is closest to the chapels and public toilets. Turnfurlong (HP21 7PY) has a larger car park.

Tring Road is served by buses 7, 16, 50, 55, 61, 61a, 62, 500, S500 and 501, Traveline stop code bucgamta.

There is a pedestrian entrance off Walton Way.

Graves

Traditional, lawn style and ashes graves are available, up to double depth to accommodate two burials. Mausoleum chambers and ashes sanctums are available for above-ground burial.

Burial Rights

When a grave is “purchased” it is the not the ground which is purchased but the right to bury in that particular space. The ground remains property of the council and is subject to the cemetery regulations. The burial rights are issued for 99 years to the person/people named on the paperwork. Only the holder of the burial rights may authorise a burial in the grave or a gravestone to be placed. Where there is more than one owner, authorisation is required from all of them.

Transfer of Burial Rights

When a grave owner passes away, it is their right to be buried in the grave, providing there is space left. After this, the ownership must be transferred before any further burial or memorial work takes place. If the owner left a will then their executor may take it over, unless the will specifically bequeaths the grave to someone else. If they did not leave a will then their nearest surviving next of kin may take it over. In any case, the rightful person may nominate someone else. All transfers must be properly registered with Aylesbury Town Council, please contact the office to obtain the correct paperwork.

Next of Kin Hierarchy

1. Husband, wife or civil partner Not partners who weren’t married or in a civil partnership
2. Children

Siblings have equal standing regardless of age or gender, so estate is shared equally between them.

 Includes legally adopted children but not stepchildren

3. Grandchildren
4. Great-grandchildren
5. Parents
6. Siblings
7. Nieces/nephews
8. Half-siblings
9. Half-nieces/half-nephews
10. Grandparents
11. Aunts/uncles
12. Cousins
13. Half-aunts/half-uncles
14. Half-cousins

Memorials

Memorials may only be fixed by a stonemason registered with Aylesbury Town Council. This is to ensure they are suitably insured, qualified and agree to abide by our regulations. For an up-to-date list of registered masons please contact the office on 01296 425678 or by emailling cemetery@aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk  Your stonemason will apply to us for a permit to complete the work and this must be signed by the grave owner(s). Please see our current price list for the permit fees.

Purchasing a Grave

When you buy a plot – the charges are split between the “Exclusive Rights of Burial (EROB)”, memorial permit fee and the interment fee. The purchasing of the “EROB” is usually carried out by an appointed funeral director on behalf of the deceased’s family. If you are not using a funeral director, call the cemetery office on 01296 425678.

The Exclusive Rights of burial in Tring Road Cemetery Aylesbury, give you the right to bury in that plot for the next 99 years. Ashes plots can hold up to 2 sets of ashes. Full burial plots can hold up to 2 full burials and up to six ashes unless there is an administrative/legal reason not to do so.

Only the owner(s) of the exclusive rights can decide (and must sign to agree) who and when any burials take place in that plot (the only exception to this is when the owner is interred in the plot).

The interment fee is an administration charge incurred each time the plot is opened and covers the updating of the burial records.

The memorial permit fee gives permission for the owner to erect a memorial on the plot. Only the owner(s) can do this. The permit is to ensure all memorials conform to regulations at that time.

Please find our full list of fees below.

Forms and Information