Cemeteries and Crematoria
The borough's cemeteries are very important open
spaces.
It is recognised that cemeteries are an important link to
the borough's past, and part of our green corridor.
Cemeteries are a place for people to wander and for quiet
comtemplation, we ask that if you take your dog into our
cemeteries, that you keep them under control and ensure you clean
up after them.
Over the past few years we have invested a great deal
of money in the cemeteries to ensure they are a pleasant area
for people to visit. The work we have undertaken
includes:
- Repairing the traditional stone walls in the Canterbury Road
Cemetery
- Renewing all of the roadways in the Canterbury Road
Cemetery
- Ensuring all the head and kerb stones in Bybrook cemetery,
Willesborough cemetery and Canterbury Road cemetery are erect and
in a safe condition (many other Council's are just laying them
down)
- Constructing a new road in Willesborough Cemetery for future
growth
We have four working cemeteries at present:
- Bybrook Cemetery (this cemetery opened in 1928)
- Canterbury Road Cemetery (this cemetery opened in 1859)
- Cranbrock Road Cemetery, Tenterden (this cemetery opened in
1887)
- Willesborough Cemetery (this cemetery opened in 1884)
In addition we also maintain eight closed cemeteries
- Grave Yard, Station Road, Tenterden
- St Mary's Church, Ashford Town Centre
- St Mary's Church, Kennington
- St Mary's Chuch, Stone
- St Mary's Church, Willesborough
- St Mildred's Church, Tenterden
- St Peter and Paul Church, Appledore
- St Peter's Church, Newenden
We do not provide undertaker or funeral director services but
you can find these on the Yellow
Pages website.
You can also visit the Kentish
Ceremony website.
We can arrange for the burial of deceased individuals who have
no will and no family to arrange a funeral.
Ashford Borough Council does not have any crematoria. The
nearest crematorium is in Charing, the telephone number is 01233
712443. If you or your loved ones wish to be cremated, your
undertaker would normally deal with this for you.
This webpage was updated on
2/1/2012