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Our cemeteries include Walthamstow Queens Road Cemetery and Chingford Mount Cemetery.
Month | Monday to Saturday | Sundays |
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January to March | 7:30am to 4pm | 10am to 4pm |
April to September | 7:30am to 7:30pm | 10am to 6pm |
October to December | 7:30am to 4pm | 10am to 4pm |
As the gates will be locked at the times stated in order to secure the cemetery, all visitors and their vehicles are asked to leave the cemetery in good time. No person is permitted to be in the cemetery outside the published opening hours.
It may be necessary at times to lock the gates earlier than stated due to circumstances beyond our control. If this is necessary appropriate notices will be displayed advising visitors of this.
The Council reserves the right to limit public entry or to close the cemeteries at any time.
Read our cemetery rules and regulations guide.
Only residents of the borough can get new graves and cremated remains plots. The deceased must have lived in Waltham Forest when they died. We will need to see proof of residency.
This cemetery is now full and unable to accept new graves.
You must contact us if you want to erect a memorial or add an extra inscription to a headstone, even if you own the grave.
We will need to check the memorial or inscription to make sure it complies with our cemetery regulations.
Our guidelines for memorials are:
Memorial maintenance
The grave owner is responsible for:
We can search our burial registers for a fee, or you can see the burial registers yourself.
For us to search, please download the form below, complete it and return it to us at the address in the Contact section below. You will need to include the correct payment by cheque. If you prefer to pay by other means, please contact us.
Grave searches request form (PDF)
If you'd like to see the burial registers yourself, please contact the Register Office to book an appointment. Usually appointments are arranged for Fridays.
You can walk your dogs in the cemetery but kept them on a lead and stay on the main drive. Please don’t walk your dog along the footpaths, grave rows or near grave memorials (except guide dogs).
We do not own or manage the Cemeteries below.
For more information about these Cemeteries, please contact them directly.
Waltham Forest Muslim Burial Trust Cemetery
Folly Lane
London E17 E4 8TX
Telephone: 020 8281 7359
Email: admin@faizaneislam.org.uk
St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
Langthorne Road
Leytonstone
E11 4HL
Telephone: 0208 539 2451
Email: stpatricks@secularclergy.org.uk
To enquire about other cemeteries in London, please contact a funeral director or the council the cemetery is in.
You must get an exhumation licence from the Home Office to exhume buried remains.
121 Old Church Road
Chingford, E4 6ST
Phone: 020 8524 5030
Email: cemeteries@walthamforest.gov.uk
Queens Road
Walthamstow, E17 8QP
Email: cemeteries@walthamforest.gov.uk