Cemeteries
Marlborough Road cemetery, Ilfracombe
The Marlborough Road cemetery in Ilfracombe is run by the North Devon Council's Parks and Amenities team based at the Civic Centre, Barnstaple; and a cemetery sexton and assistant based at the cemetery.
With associate membership of the ICCM (Institute of Cemetery & Crematorium Management)
, the cemetery strives to improve its service and facilities and is hoping to work towards obtaining the ICCM charter for the bereaved in the near future.
With breath taking views and sea views, the cemetery is 8.88 acres in size and came into operation in 1926, with the first burial taking place 22 April 1926.
With traditional Monterey pine trees, drifts of daffodils March/April and sustainable landscape maintenance, the cemetery is made up of 22 block which comprises of the following style plots: traditional, lawn memorial, cremation and child.
A small chapel is situated at the entrance to the cemetery and there is a pretty woodland wild flower area for the scattering of ashes.
All the main areas of the cemetery and chapel are wheelchair accessible.
Wildlife is also an important feature within the cemetery, which includes:
Marlborough Road cemetery, Ilfracombe
The Marlborough Road cemetery in Ilfracombe is run by the North Devon Council's Parks and Amenities team based at the Civic Centre, Barnstaple; and a cemetery sexton and assistant based at the cemetery.
With associate membership of the ICCM (Institute of Cemetery & Crematorium Management)
, the cemetery strives to improve its service and facilities and is hoping to work towards obtaining the ICCM charter for the bereaved in the near future.With breath taking views and sea views, the cemetery is 8.88 acres in size and came into operation in 1926, with the first burial taking place 22 April 1926.
With traditional Monterey pine trees, drifts of daffodils March/April and sustainable landscape maintenance, the cemetery is made up of 22 block which comprises of the following style plots: traditional, lawn memorial, cremation and child.
A small chapel is situated at the entrance to the cemetery and there is a pretty woodland wild flower area for the scattering of ashes.
All the main areas of the cemetery and chapel are wheelchair accessible.
Wildlife is also an important feature within the cemetery, which includes:
- squirrels
- foxes
- badgers
- woodpeckers
- jackdaws and other variety of birds
- llamas and horses (in the farm adjacent)
