Cemeteries
The Cemetery Office takes bookings for funerals, allocates graves and maintains the burial register for all four cemeteries.
Cemetery Office
The office is open from Monday to Thursday 8.30 am until 5.00 pm and on Friday until 4.30 pm. The Council Office is located at Forde Road Offices, Forde Road, Newton Abbot. We are pleased to welcome visitors in the office by appointment as well as telephone enquiries and will endeavour to handle enquiries sympathetically and speedily. Contact 01626 215850, e-mail greenspaces@teignbridge.gov.uk. Please click here for How to find the Cemeteries Office
Cemetery Locations
Visitors are always welcome to the cemetery grounds where we hope they find comfort and consolation. The cemeteries are open daily including weekends and public holidays for visiting.
The maintenance of the cemeteries is carried out by the Council's 'In House' team who are responsible for grave excavation and attending funerals, grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance and hedge cutting.
Council Cemeteries can be found at the following locations;
- Dawlish Cemetery
- Kingsteignton Cemetery
- Newton Abbot Cemetery
- Teignmouth Old Cemetery
- Teignmouth New Cemetery
Funeral Booking Information
Click on the following link for information on bookings, funeral expenses, purchased graves and cremetion plots.
Memorials
For information and advice on safety and maintenance of memorials click on the following link.
Searches Of Burial Registers
Click on the following link regarding how to obtain information on previous interments from information held in our cemetery registers.
Donated Trees
We are currently reviewing the tree donation scheme and is on hold until further notice, however if you would like to discuss donating a tree then please contact 01626 215878.
Closed Churchyards - Maintenance
Maintenance is provided by the Council at the following closed churchyards;
Useful Addresses
Contact details of useful support groups