Bereavement

Notifying a Death – Tell us Once

Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations and council departments in one go.

Hyndburn Cemetery and Crematorium Services

Hyndburn Borough Council’s dedicated Cemetery and Crematorium team help to manage and maintain the Borough’s 3 cemeteries and crematorium service. The cemeteries are maintained to a high standard and all interments are conducted with respect and dignity. The online brochure provides further details of the services that are offered as do the sections below.

Contact Details

Cemetery and crematorium contact details including office opening times

Cemeteries in Hyndburn

There are 4 cemeteries within Hyndburn and we strive to meet the needs of all residents within the Borough of Hyndburn and the surrounding areas, offering a peaceful and tranquil place to visit and remember your loved ones.

Accrington Crematorium

The borough’s crematorium is located in Accrington. The chapel is over 100 years old and due to its age and nature is a truly attractive building to hold services with high ceilings, beams and stain glassed windows.

Commemorating your loved one after cremation

A number of options are available to help commemorate your loved one including ashes graves, a memorial wall, the book of remembrance and a memorial tree or bench.

Fees, charges, forms and regulations

Information on fee charges, forms and regulations

Grave and Cremation Searches

We offer historical grave searches of all our cemeteries and the crematorium

Information for Monumental Masons and Funeral Directors

Guidance for the supply of a memorial stone and permit.