Windlesham Parish Council is the Burial Authority for Windlesham Parish and owns and maintains cemeteries at Bagshot, Lightwater and Windlesham, providing facilities for the interment of coffins and ashes.

Please note, for all Cemetery enquiries please email: admin@windleshampc.gov.uk

Burials & Interment of Ashes at the Memorial Wall

The cemeteries are open to interments for both residents of the Parish and for non-residents. A discount applies for permanent residents of the Parish.  

Although Bagshot Cemetery is closed for new burials, it remains open for the interment of ashes.  

All burials and memorials are subject to the current Cemetery Regulations (found opposite), which include details of the maintenance of grave plots and memorials.

To apply for an interment within a grave plot or to inter ashes at the Memorial wall please download the forms (found opposite), complete and return to Windlesham Parish Council at The Council Offices, Lightwater, GU18 5RG, or alternatively email the completed form to clerk@windleshampc.gov.uk

The Cemetery Fees are reviewed every financial year and can be accessed using the link opposite.

Burial Records

Click on the cemetery you require to view the records  Bagshot  -  Lightwater  -  Windlesham 

The historical map for Bagshot Cemetery can be accessed here.

 

Cemetery Addresses:

Lightwater: Lightwater Cemetery, The Avenue, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5RG

Bagshot: Bagshot Burial Ground, Chapel Lane, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5DE

Windlesham: Windlesham Cemetery, Adjacent to St John the Baptist, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BL 

 

 

Useful Documents to Download

 Lightwater Cemetery Regulations

Windlesham Cemetery Regulations

Bagshot Cemetery Regulations

Cemetery Fees Effective from April 2025 - Bagshot Cemetery

Cemetery Fees Effective from April 2025 - Lightwater Cemetery

Cemetery Fees Effective from April 2025 - Windlesham Cemetery

Application for Interment 

Application to erect a Memorial 

Application for Permit to Work on a Memorial

Notification to commence work on a Memorial 

Grave Ownership and Deed Transfers

Form of Assent

Form of Renunciation

Assignment of Rights of Burial

Statutory Declaration

Lightwater Cemetery Map

Bagshot Cemetery Map 

Windlesham Cemetery Map - Very Old Section

Windlesham Cemetery Map - Old Section

Windlesham Cemetery Map -  Extension (new) Section

 

 

How long does the Right last?

The Right is currently granted for a period of 50 years. You can renew the Right subject to such restrictions and regulations as are in place at that time. Any application for renewal should be made within twelve months of the expiry date.

Can more than one person own the Right?

Legally a number of people can jointly own the Right; however, please be aware that all owners are required to give permission before a grave can be opened. If one of the owners will not sign the grave cannot be opened for a burial, or for a memorial to be erected or altered.

What happens when the owner dies?

Providing there is space, all owners have the legal right to be buried in the grave. When there are a number of owners and one dies, the rights are then shared by the remaining owners. This continues until there is only one owner, at which point the Right will be transferred via their estate.

Can I pre-purchase a grave space?

It is no longer possible to pre-purchase burial plots in the cemeteries.

Can I transfer the Exclusive Right to someone else?

Yes. A living owner can change ownership by completing the form of Assignment of Rights of Burial

What happens when the owner dies?

When the last remaining owner is deceased a transfer must take place, via their estate, before any further burial, erection of a memorial or amendment of a memorial may take place. There are several different ways in which a transfer may be accomplished, depending upon how the estate of the deceased owner is being, or has been, handled:

If the deceased owner left a will AND a Grant of Probate has been obtained

If a grave owner has made a valid will and left an estate of sufficient value to require a Grant of Probate, ownership of the grave will be transferred to the Executor/s. The Executor/s will need to provide us with a sealed copy Grant of Probate (NOT a photocopy) and, if possible, the original Deed of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial.

If an Executor does not wish to retain the Right they can then transfer it to whomever they choose using a Form of Assent

 

If the deceased owner left a will but NO Grant of Probate has been obtained

If a grave owner has made a valid will but the estate is not of sufficient value to require a Grant of Probate then ownership will be transferred to the Executor/s named in the will by way of a Statutory Declaration. The Executor/s will need to complete a Statutory Declaration which they will need to take and sign it in the presence of a Magistrate or Commissioner of Oaths. Many local solicitors are Commissioners of Oaths and will provide this service for a small fee. Once the declaration is signed the Executor/s will need to provide Windlesham Parish Council with the signed Statutory Declaration, the will and any codicils.

If the deceased owner did leave a will BUT the Executor named in the Will is not applying for a Grant of Probate.

This could be because they do not want to act as Executor, are no longer capable of doing so, or perhaps they have already passed away. Where this is the case, it is common for one of the main beneficiaries in the Will to apply for Grant of Letters of Administration instead.

If an Administrator does not wish to retain the Right they can then transfer it to whomever they choose using a Form of Assent.

 

If the deceased owner did NOT leave a will BUT a Grant of Letters of Administration was obtained

If a grave owner did not leave a valid will but left an estate of sufficient value to require a Grant of Letters of Administration, ownership of the grave will be transferred to the Administrator/s. The Administrator/s will need to provide us with a sealed copy Grant of Letters of Administration and, if possible, the original Deed of Grant of Exclusive Right of Burial.

If an Administrator does not wish to retain the Right they can then transfer it to whomever they choose using a Form of Assent.

If the deceased owner did NOT leave a will and a Grant of Letters of Administration was NOT obtained

If a grave owner did not leave a valid will and left an estate of insufficient value to require a Grant of Letters of Administration the ownership will be transferred to the lawful next of kin by way of a Statutory Declaration. Please note that in some cases it may be necessary for next of kin to complete a Form of Renunciation. This document will need to be signed in the presence of a Magistrate or Commissioner of Oaths. Many local solicitors are Commissioners of Oaths and will provide this service for a small fee.