Burials

Where are the cemeteries and churchyards in Derby?

We run six cemeteries in Derby city:

Our Cemeteries Office which deals with all enquiries is at Nottingham Road Cemetery and is open by appointment only.

All cemetery grounds are open every day including bank holidays.

Opening hours are:

Nottingham Road facilities:

An out-of-hours service is available for burial into a Muslim vault. Please contact your local mosque for more information.

We are also responsible for the grounds maintenance of churchyards throughout the city. These are at:

Available for burial in re-opened graves only.

There is a Garden of Remembrance for new and re-opened cremated remains plots.

Available for burials in re-opened graves only.

Available for burial in re-opened graves only.

There is also a Garden of Remembrance for new and re-opened cremated remains plots.

Available for burials in re-opened graves only.

There is also a Garden of Remembrance for new and re-opened cremated remains plots.

Available for burial in re-opened graves only.

There is a car park available at Nottingham Road Cemetery.

No motor vehicles are allowed within the cemeteries unless they are carrying a blue badge holder and not exceeding 10mph.

Please do not park on the grass and be respectful of funerals within the grounds.

The following procedures apply to memorials:

memorial regulations are provided with grave deeds following each burial. Further copies are available on request from the cemetery office
memorials must be fitted by a BRAMM approved memorial mason
memorials remain the responsibility of the registered deed holder
memorial objects exceeding the regulation garden area on the lawn grave section will be removed without prior notice
glass objects within the cemetery grounds will be removed without prior notice.

Christmas wreaths and memorabilia are removed from the grounds from the 1 February.