There is nothing to stop any individual opening and running a burial place providing he or she meets all the planning criteria for this activity. The Church of England operates all of its churchyards, but Cemeteries and burial grounds may be owned and operated by a variety of different groups, such as councils (this will usually be the lowest administrative tier with jurisdiction over the area where the burial place is sited), private companies and even individual people. These rules will cover costs, eligibility for burial and what types of monuments are permitted. The ownership of the burial place is relevant because it is this body who makes and enforces the rules prevailing in that place. It is often assumed that the near situation of this burial place to the Churchyard means that it comes under the Church’s jurisdiction, but it is in fact owned by Horsham District Council and operates under the same rules as Horsham’s Hills Cemetery at the other side of the town. A good example of this is Horsham’s Roffey Cemetery, which is situated immediately opposite All Saint’s Church.
For example, many villages have a burial ground, not owned by the Church, which is attached directly to the Churchyard, and sometimes Cemeteries are built nearby. In theory, the land immediately surrounding a Church will be the Churchyard, but the extent of it is often harder to determine. However, there are differences between Churchyards and other burial places, and these primarily originate from who owns the land on which they are sited. A new burial ground or cemetery is usually only allowed to be opened if the owners can demonstrate that they have the space and resources to keep the site operational for many years, for example. They are obviously places designated to be sites of Remembrance and reflection, where people who have died can be remembered, and therefore will be intended to be long-lasting. In some ways, Churchyards and other burial places are very similar. Here, Abi Pattenden, Freeman Brothers’ Manager, discusses some of the differences between Churchyards and other burial places, and how this also affects the work done by Freeman Brothers’ sister company, J.Gumbrill Monumental Masons.
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Freeman Brothers has been serving bereaved people in Sussex for 165 years.
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