Bereavement services
- Opening times
- Map directions
- Crematorium
- Service of Remembrance
- Cemeteries
- Consultation
- Charter
- Other useful links
The following cemeteries and crematorium are managed by Warrington Borough Council, and are all administered from the service office, based at Walton Lea Crematorium.
- Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Walton, Warrington
- Burtonwood Cemetery, Chapel Lane, Warrington
- Fox Covert Cemetery, Red Lane, Appleton, Warrington
- Hollinfare Cemetery, School Lane, Rixton
- Warrington Cemetery, Manchester Road, Warrington
Bereavement services can be contacted in one of the following ways:
01925 267731 
01925 267732
bereavement-services@warrington.gov.uk
Walton Lea Crematorium, Chester Road, Walton,Warrington,WA4 6TB.
| Crematorium grounds | |
| Summer | 1 April – 31 September |
| Monday – Friday | 9.00am – 7.00pm (or dusk) |
| Weekends and Bank Holidays | 9.00am – 5.00pm |
| Winter | 1 October – 31 March |
| Monday – Friday | 9.00am – 5.00pm |
| Weekends and Bank Holidays | 9.00am – 4.00pm |
| Crematorium office | |
| Open Monday to Friday | 9.00am – 5.00pm |
| Closed weekends and bank holidays | |
| Cemeteries | |
| Summer | 1 April – 31 September |
| Monday – Friday | 9.00am – 7.00pm (or dusk) |
| Weekends and bank holidays | 9.00am – 5.00pm (or dusk) |
| Winter | 1 October – 31 March |
| Monday – Friday | 9.00am – 4.30pm |
| Weekends and bank holidays | 9.00am – 4.30pm |
Cemeteries have provision for various denominations.
Map & directions
For a map and directions to the crematorium, click here 
Crematorium
Services take place in the chapel at Walton Lea every 30 minutes. The chapel may be hired for a further 30 minute period if required.
The crematorium has a large and wide-ranging catalogue of music available to be played at funeral services. Funeral directors have copies of this catalogue for public viewing. Alternatively it is possible for families to bring their own music in advance of the funeral. The chapel also houses an organ, which is available free of charge for use during funeral services. During a funeral service it is optional to have the curtains drawn across the catafalque or left open. This instruction must be given to both crematorium staff and clergy members prior to the funeral taking place.
Following cremation, the applicant may collect remains if required. Remains will not be given to any other person without the consent in writing of the applicant. The applicant must bring identification in order to collect remains.
We provide areas in our gardens where remains may be strewn free of charge, alternatively remains may be interred within a plot in the Garden of Remembrance for a charge. Should families wish, it is possible to make an appointment to witness the strewing or interment of remains. Further details can be found in the laying to rest section.
A range of memorials are available, further details are in the cremated remains section. Floral tributes may be placed in the vases surrounding the Book of Remembrance room.
Service of Remembrance
We are holding our ecumenical Service of Remembrance on Sunday 13 July 2008 at the crematorium. Weather permitting it will be held outside, otherwise it will be in the chapel.
Cemeteries
The cemeteries have provision for various denominations, the Exclusive Right of Burial may be purchased for individual plots in Fox Covert, Burtonwood and Rixton Cemeteries. Smaller plots for the interment of cremated remains may be purchased in Warrington and Fox Covert Cemeteries. Special gardens for the burial of babies have been provided in Fox Covert and Warrington Cemeteries.
Consultation
We aim to improve our service and hold regular liaison meetings with our funeral directors, clergy, memorial masons and others involved in our service. In addition we have a public discussion group who meet to discuss how we provide the service and how it could be improved. Anyone who wishes to become more involved in the management and development of the service can do so in one of the following ways:
Management surgeries - these are held throughout the year - 1pm to 3pm.
Burtonwood Cemetery - Sunday 10 August 2008
Fox Covert Cemetery - Sunday 9 November 2008
Warrington Cemetery - Sunday 1 February 2009
Hollinfare Cemetery - Sunday 10 May 2009
If you require any further information regarding management surgeries, please contact Neil Simpson on 01925 267731.
Join our public forum - the group meets every two months to discuss service issues and developments. If you wish to join the group, please contact Neil Simpson on 01925 267731, alternatively you can fill in the online form.
Join a Friends Group - the 'Friends of Burtonwood Cemetery' are an active volunteer group who are always looking for new members. If you have grounds maintenance or gardening skills, would like to make new friends, talk to cemetery visitors or even be involved with working alongside council officers on the Green Flag application, the group is for you. Contact can be made through bereavement services on 01925 267731 or John Higham on 07961 266102 or by email
Anyone interested in starting or joining a volunteer group for Fox Covert, Warrington or Hollinfare Cemeteries please contact us on 01925 267731 or by email
Charter for the bereaved
The charter is intended to define the rights of every individual who experiences bereavement. Click here to view the Charter for the Bereaved . Alternatively you can view our Bereavement services charter .
Links
Arranging a funeral without a funeral director
Funeral arranging without a Funeral Director.
Information on Warrington's baby gardens, for those who've lost a child.
Information on laying to rest, cremated remains in Warrington.
Information on the purchase of a grave space.
Fees and charges for bereavement services in Warrington.
Further information on registering a death
How to make a donation towards the Garden of Remembrance.
How to access online burial records.
Information on registering a Death.
Laying to rest of loved ones on the Woodland Walk.
Information on tracing a grave space.
