Burial & Cremation in Sutton: Information on your local facilities.  ( PDF - 40 KB)

Bandon Hill Cementry Audit Notice: 2005/06 Joint Cementry Committee's notices. ( PDF - 36 KB)

Sutton Cemetery

The Sutton Cemetery was established in 1889 and is owned and operated by the London Borough of Sutton through its Parks Service.

It is a well-maintained, secure, pleasant site with a small Victorian Gothic style cemetery chapel. The chapel is available for funeral services religious or non religious at no extra charge. It is warm and intimate, seats 50 people, and has music CD and tape facilities or an organ and organist may be hired through your chosen funeral director.

The council has adopted The Charter for the Bereaved issued by the Institute of Burial and Cremation Administration. Guided by the charter we enable each member of the community to arrange a funeral, which is meaningful to them and their family. We are a community service and as such we have no commercial incentives, and we can offer you help and advice

Address:

Alcorn Close (off Oldfields Road (A217))

Sutton

SM3 9PX

Tel: 020 8644 9437

Fax: 020 8644 1373

Normal Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm

If you wish to visit the cemetery office it is advisable to telephone for an appointment. The office is located outside and to the right of the cemetery main gates entrance in Alcorn Close.

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Bereavement & Grief Information

Armchair Advice

If you need help coping with a terminal illness, are facing death or have suffered a bereavement visit Armchair Advice for support.

Click here to download the Sutton Cemetery leaflet.

When a loved one dies, family and close friends suddenly face questions about what to do.

Whom should they inform? How do they register a death? Should it be a burial or a cremation? What are the requirements? Who should conduct the ceremony? How will we arrange it? Where should it be held? All these questions are important at a time when emotional stress is high, it is easy to feel confused and stressed.

The links below may offer some help on who to turn to for guidance, assistance and counselling.

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Cruse Bereavement Care  

Offers free information and advice to anyone who has been affected by a death. Provides support and counselling, one to one and in groups.

The Child Bereavement Trust (CBT)

CBT is a national charity. It was founded to improve the support offered by professionals to grieving families.

The Compassionate Friends (UK)  

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is an organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children. We also offer support, advice and information to other relatives, friends and professionals who are helping the family.

The Miscarriage Association  

Miscarriage can be a very distressing, frightening, lonely experience. The Miscarriage Association provides support and information for suffering the effects of pregnancy loss.

Getting Help

How to Register a Death

These web pages give you information about how to register a death which occurs in England or Wales.

What to do after a death in England and Wales

A guide to what you must do and the help you can get. The Department for Works and Pensions website explains further.

Registering a Still Birth

These pages give you information about how to register a still birth that occurred in England or Wales.

The Bereavement Register

A service specifically designed to remove the names and addresses of people who have died.

Advice on paying for a funeral

The Office for Fair Trading pages provide advice.      

Wills & Probate

When a person dies somebody has to deal with their ‘estate’  (the money, property and possessions left).

Inheritance tax

Direct.gov.uk provides information about various aspects of Inheritance Tax.