Cremation

After the cremation

Following a cremation, cremated remains may be scattered in the Crematorium's Garden of Remembrance, but if you would like to have an individual plot to bury the cremated remains, and mark it with a memorial, our cemeteries may offer you this option. Please note that only bio-degradable containers can be buried in the cemeteries. The pages on the right may help you to make your choice.

You can download the application to purchase a new grave(pdf, 47KB) if there is no existing family grave; but if you already have a grave in the cemetery, you need to complete an application for burial in an existing grave(pdf, 88KB).

At the time of the burial/scattering of cremated remains, you may wish to have a Minister present to take a short service. However, if you prefer not to have a formal service, you may like to look at our downloadable Cremated Remains Service Sheet(pdf, 32KB), and adapt it for your own use.

Local Crematorium contact details

The London Borough of Richmond is a member of the Mortlake Crematorium Board and the South West Middlesex Crematorium Board.

Contact Mortlake Crematorium

The contact details for Mortlake Crematorium are:

Kew Meadow Path,
Townmead Road,
Richmond,
TW9 4EN

Telephone: 020 8876 8056
Fax: 020 8878 2472
Email: info@mortlakecrematorium.org.
Website: www.mortlakecrematorium.org

Contact South West Middlesex Crematorium

The contact details for South West Middlesex Crematorium (known locally as Hanworth Crematorium) are:

Hounslow Road,
Hanworth
Feltham,
Middlesex,
TW13 5JH

Telephone: 020 8894 9001
Fax: 020 8898 8590
Email: enquiries@swmcrematorium.gov.uk
Website: www.swmcrematorium.gov.uk