Public Health issues in the 19th century saw a flurry of Acts of Parliament to regulate burials in the United Kingdom. These Acts allowed for a rise in municipal cemeteries to cope with the critically overcrowded churchyards: especially in urban areas. Hence, for many of our ancestors, this saw the move away from the traditional burial in their parish churchyard to the municipal cemetery.
Ashford - Bybrook Cemetery, Cemetery Lane
Owned by Ashford Borough Council and opened in 1928.
For details of opening hours etc see https://www.ashford.gov.uk/outdoor-spaces/cemeteries-burials-and-memorials/our-cemeteries/bybrook-cemetery/
Ashford - Canterbury Road Cemetery
Owned by Ashford Borough Council and opened in 1859.
For details of opening hours etc see https://www.ashford.gov.uk/outdoor-spaces/cemeteries-burials-and-memorials/our-cemeteries/canterbury-road-cemetery/
Aylesham Cemetery - Barham Downs
Owned by Dover Borough Council and opened in 1933.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
Barham Crematorium
Canterbury Road (A260), Barham
Opened in 1956 and owned by The Westerleigh Group.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.barham-crematorium.co.uk/
The Books of Remembrance are online at https://www.remembrance-books.com/barham/ They are not a complete list of all those cremated, only those who elected to be remembered within its pages.
Brenzett Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Buckland Cemetery - St. Andrew's Church
Owned by Dover Borough Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
Kent FHS has published the monumental inscriptions recorded in 1975. Photographs of all surviving headstones may be purchased from our shop
Canterbury City Cemetery - Westgate Court Avenue
Owned by Canterbury City Council, burials began in 1877.
For opening hours etc see https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/find-cemetery
Canterbury Jewish Cemetery
Entrance behind 26 Whitstable Road Canterbury CT2 8DG access via their drive
Burials date from 1760.
The cemetery was in a state of decay in 2000 when the National Lottery granted funding that enable it to be tidied. It is now in the care of Canterbury City Council.
The cemetery is kept locked call Canterbury City Council on 01227 862000 to find the keyholder.
Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Scribes www.cemeteryscribes.com
Canterbury, Wincheap Non-Conformist burial ground
Wincheap Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3RY - next to The Kings Head public house.
Burials from 1849 - 1962
The responsibility for upkeep was taken over by Canterbury City Council in the 1950s.
The cemetery was vandalised quite badly but has since been repaired and become a sanctuary for wildlife.
Restricted and kept locked call Canterbury City Council on 01227 862000 for permission to access the site.
The monumental inscriptions have been transcribed and are available via the Kent FHS shop
Charlton Cemetery - Old Charlton Road
Owned by Dover Borough Council and opened in 1873.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
Kent FHS has published photographs of all surviving headstones and they may be purchased from our shop
Charing Crematorium - Newcourt Wood
Opened in 1936 and owned by The Westerleigh Group.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.charing-crematorium.co.uk/
The Books of Remembrance are online at https://www.remembrance-books.com/charing/book-of-remembrance.html They are not a complete list of all those cremated, only those who elected to be remembered within its pages.
Chartham Cemetery
Ashford Road (A28)
Owned by Chartham Parish Council and opened in 1889.
For opening hours etc see https://chartham-pc.gov.uk/the-parish/cemetery/
The Parish Council will do a Register Search and send Certificates for a fee E-mail cemetery@chartham-pc.gov.uk
Chatham Cemetery
Maidstone Road and Palmerston Road
Owned by Medway Council, the cemetery in Maidstone Road opened in 1869 with an extension in Palmerston Road opening in 1924.
For opening hours etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials
All burials were recorded in a single set of burial registers which have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in our shop
Chatham, Medway Crematorium
Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill
Opened in 1959 and owned by Medway Council.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/50/medway_crematorium
The Books of Remembrance are online at https://medway.bookofremembrance.uk/ They are not a complete list of all those cremated, only those who elected to be remembered within its pages.
A transcription of cremations 1959-1984 is available from Kent FHS shop
Chatham – Town Hall Gardens
Former cemetery in Whiffens Avenue.
The Monumental Inscriptions were transcribed in 1992 and may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Dartford - Bow Arrow Cemetery
This former cemetery in Bow Arrow Lane, Dartford served the former City of London Lunatic Asylum, later Stone House Hospital.
Managed by Dartford Borough Council, it is not open to the public.
Dartford - East Hill Cemetery, The Brent
Owned by Dartford Borough Council and opened in 1856.
Also at East Hill is the former burial ground of St Edmunds Pleasance, closed in about 1857 and cleared in the 1960s.
For details or opening hours etc see https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/east-hill-cemetery
Dartford's Burial Records 1856 -2006 may be purchased from https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/grave-location
Dartford - Watling Street Cemetery
Owned by Dartford Borough Council and opened in 1914.
For details or opening hours etc see https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/watling-street-cemetery
Dartford's Burial Records 1856 -2006 may be purchased from https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/grave-location
Deal Cemetery - Hamilton Road
Owned by Dover Borough Council and opened in 1856.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
The burials 1856-1948 and monumental inscriptions have been indexed and may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Dover - Cowgate Cemetery, Cowgate Hill
Owned by Dover Borough Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
The Society has published the MIs, copies may be purchased frrom our shop
Dover - St. James's Cemetery, Old Charlton Road
Owned by Dover Borough Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
The Society has published photographs of all surviving headstones
Dover - St. Mary's Cemetery, Old Charlton Road
Owned by Dover Borough Council and opened in 1870.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
The Society has published photographs of all surviving headstones
Eltham Crematorium
Crown Woods Way, Eltham, SE9 2RF
Opened in 1956 and owned by Eltham Crematorium Joint Committee.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200144/deaths/412/eltham_crematorium
Cremation records are on-line at the pay to view website https://www.deceasedonline.com/
Faversham - Love Lane Cemetery
Owned by Swale Council.
For opening hours etc see https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/cemeteries/locations-and-opening-times
The burials from 1858-1952 have been transcribed and may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Folkestone - Cheriton Road Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Gillingham – former Grange Road Cemetery
Burials started in 1867 and the last burial was in 1973. The Council then cleared the site and it is now a public open space.
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in the Kent FHS shop
Gillingham Cemetery - Woodlands Road
Owned by Medway Council and opened in 1907.
For opening hours etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in our shop
Gravesend Cemetery
Owned by Gravesham Borough Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/neighbourhood-safety/deaths-funerals/3
A map of cemetery is on the council’s website, the burial records have been published by North West Kent FHS.
Gravesend, Thames View Crematorium
Gravesend Road, Shorne
Opened in 2017 and owned by The London Cremation Company PLC.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.thelondoncremation.co.uk/thames-view-crematorium/
The Books of Remembrance are online at https://www.remembrance-books.com/ThamesView/book-of-remembrance.html
They are not a complete list of all those cremated only those who elected to be remembered within its pages.
Hadlow Cemetery - Cemetery Lane
Owned by Hadlow Parish Council.
For opening hours etc see https://hadlowpc.co.uk/hadlow-cemetery/
Hawkinge Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Hawkinge Crematorium
Aerodrome Road
Opened in 1956 and owned by The Crematorium and Memorial Group.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/crematoria-and-cemeteries/crematoria/find-a-crematorium/hawkinge-crematorium/
Herne Bay Cemetery - Canterbury Road
Owned by Canterbury City Council, burials began in 1881.
For opening hours etc see https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/find-cemetery
Herne Bay Crematorium
Bullockstone Road
Owned by The Westerleigh Group.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.hernebaycrematorium.co.uk/
Hythe - Spring Lane Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Iwade Cemetery
Owned by Swale Council.
For opening hours etc see https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/cemeteries/locations-and-opening-times
Lydd Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Maidstone, Vinters Park Crematorium
Bearstead Road
Opened in 1962 and owned by Maidstone Council.
For details of opening times etc see https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/primary-services/burials-and-cremations/crematorium
Maidstone Cemetery - Sutton Road
Owned by Maidstone Council.
For opening hours etc see https://maidstone.gov.uk/home/primary-services/burials-and-cremations/cemetery
Marden Cemetery - Maidstone Road
Owned by Marden Parish Council, the cemetery opened in 1932.
For opening hours etc see https://www.mardenkent-pc.gov.uk/community/marden-parish-council-13394/marden-cemetery/
The surviving headstones have been photographed and indexed, copies may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Margate - Thanet Crematorium
Manston Road
Opened in 1966 and owned by Thanet District Council.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/
A map of memorial ground is available on Council's website.
Margate - St John's Cemetery, Manston Road
Owned by Thanet District Council, opened in 1866.
For opening hours etc see https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/
Minster on Sea, Sheerness - Halfway Cemetery, Western Avenue
Owned by Swale Council.
For opening hours etc see https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/cemeteries/locations-and-opening-times
The burial registers from 1867-2000 have been transcribed and may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Minster, Thanet Cemetery - 115 Tothill Street
Owned by Minster Parish Council.
Murston Cemetery - Side of Murston Church, Church Road
Owned by Swale Council.
For opening hours etc see https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/cemeteries/locations-and-opening-times
New Romney Cemetery
Owned by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/cemeteries-burials-memorials
Northfleet Cemetery
Owned by Gravesham Borough Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/neighbourhood-safety/deaths-funerals/3
Paddock Wood Cemetery
Owned by Paddock Wood Town Council.
For opening hours etc see https://paddockwood-tc.gov.uk/cemetery/
Ramsgate Cemetery - Cecilia Road
Owned by Thanet District Council and opened in 1871.
For opening hours etc see https://www.thanet.gov.uk/services/cemeteries-and-crematorium/
Rochester – Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, City Way
Owned by the Ministry of Defence.
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in our shop
Rochester St Margaret’s Cemetery - Maidstone Road
(on the same site as St Nicholas Cemetery).
Owned by Medway Council and opened in 1865.
For opening hours etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in our shop
Rochester St Nicholas Cemetery - Maidstone Road
(on the same site as St Margaret’s Cemetery).
Owned by Medway Council and opened in 1858.
For opening hours etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and are on sale in our shop
Sandwich Cemetery - Woodnesborough Road
Owned by Dover Borough Council, opened in 1856.
For opening hours etc see https://www.dover.gov.uk/Community/Burials-Cemeteries/Cemetery-Locations.aspx
Sevenoaks - Greatness Park Cemetery, Seal Road
Owned by Sevenoaks Town Council, opened in 1906.
For opening hours etc see https://www.sevenoakstown.gov.uk/Cemetery__and__Burial_Grounds_21387.aspx
Sittingbourne Cemetery - Bell Road and Capel Road
Owned by Swale Council.
For opening hours etc see https://swale.gov.uk/news-and-your-council/cemeteries/locations-and-opening-times
The Monumental Inscriptions were transcribed between 1993 and 1995 and may be purchased from the Kent FHS shop
Sittingbourne, Garden of England Crematorium
Sheppey Way, Bobbing
Opened in 2003 and owned by The London Cremation Company PLC.
For details of opening times etc see https://www.thelondoncremation.co.uk/garden-of-england-crematorium/
A Book of Remembrance is online at https://www.remembrance-books.com/GardenofEngland/ It is not a complete list of all those cremated only those who elected to be remembered within its pages.
Stone Cemetery - St James Lane
Owned by Dartford Borough Council and opened in 1899.
For details of opening hours etc see https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/stone-cemetery
Dartford's Burial Records 1856 -2006 may be purchased from https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/grave-location
Strood Cemetery - Cuxton Road
Owned by Medway Council and opened in 1883.
For opening hours etc see https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200157/deaths/48/burials
The burial registers have been transcribed by Kent Family History Society and include burials in Strood “old cemetery” 1858-1924. They are on sale in the Kent FHS shop
Swanscombe Cemetery - Swanscombe Street
Owned by Dartford Borough Council, opened in 1885.
For details or opening hours etc see https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/swanscombe-cemetery
Dartford's Burial Records 1856 -2006 may be purchased from https://www.dartford.gov.uk/deaths-funerals-cremations/grave-location
Tenterden Cemetery - Cranbrook Road
Owned by Ashford Borough Council, opened in 1887.
For details or opening hours etc see https://www.ashford.gov.uk/outdoor-spaces/cemeteries-burials-and-memorials/our-cemeteries/tenterden-cemetery/
Tonbridge Cemetery - Shipbourne Road
Owned by Tonbridge and Malling District Council.
For opening hours etc see https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/community-services/births-marriages-deaths/2
Tunbridge Wells, Kent and Sussex Crematorium
Benhall Mill Road
Opened in 1958 and owned by Tunbridge Wells Council.
For details of opening times etc see https://kentandsussexcrematorium.com/
Cremation records are on-line at the pay to view website https://www.deceasedonline.com/
Tunbridge Wells - Former Woodbury Park Cemetery
For more information etc see https://www.fwpc.org.uk/
The Kent FHS has transcribed the Monumental Inscriptions and these are on sale in our shop
Tunbridge Wells Cemetery
Owned by Tunbridge Wells Council and opened in 1873.
For opening hours etc see https://kentandsussexcrematorium.com/our-services/cemetery/tunbridge-wells-cemetery/
Whitstable Cemetery - Millstrood Road
Owned by Canterbury City Council, burials began in 1854.
For opening hours etc see https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/find-cemetery
Willesborough Cemetery - Church Road
Owned by Ashford Borough Council, opened in 1884.
For details or opening hours etc see https://www.ashford.gov.uk/outdoor-spaces/cemeteries-burials-and-memorials/our-cemeteries/willesborough-cemetery/