Cemeteries and churchyards
Cemeteries managed by Waverley
Arranging burials
The majority of active cemeteries in the Waverley area are managed by the local Town or Parish Councils. Please contact the relevant Town or Parish Clerk for more information.
Sunvale Cemetery in Haslemere
Sunvale Cemetery in Haslemere is now Waverley Borough Council's only operational cemetery. This is a 2.2 acre site on the western side of the town, and offers a range of burial options.
Contact our Farnham office if you need to arrange a burial or if you want to search burial records.
Closed cemeteries - Living graveyards project
Meadow saxifrage - Churchyard of Saint Peter and Paul, Godalming
Waverley Borough Council is responsible for the management of nine closed cemeteries across the borough. A number of these are now important refuges for wildlife, as they still contain unusual flower species which were once previously common in local meadows in the past. Both Elstead (Thursley Road) Cemetery and the Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Godalming, have areas of grass left unmown across the summer to allow rare wildflowers, like meadow saxifrage, to flower and set seed. This ongoing work is being carried out in collaboration with the Surrey Botanical Society, Surrey Wildlife Trust and local people.
See examples of site posters for the Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Godalming and Elstead Thursley Road Cemetery.
Page owner: Nick Baxter. Last updated: 01/02/2012 11:58