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Burial and cremation

We are responsible for burial bookings, keeping accurate grave and burial records, processing memorial applications and issuing deeds for exclusive rights to burial.
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When someone dies in Powys and there are no known relatives or friends able to make the funeral arrangements we have a duty under the Public Health Act 1984 to make those arrangements. These funerals are called Public health funerals.

We manage 18 cemeteries across Powys

  • Brecon Cemetery, Cradoc Road, Brecon, Powys (south)
  • Buttington Cemetery, Buttington, Powys (north)
  • Castle Caereinion Cemetery Castle Caereinion, Powys (north)
  • Guilsfield Cemetery, Cemetery Lane, Guilsfield, Powys (north)
  • Hay-on-Wye Cemetery, Brecon Road, Hay-on-Wye, Powys (south)
  • Knighton New Cemetery, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1HY (mid)
  • Knighton Old Cemetery, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1EW (mid)
  • Llandrindod Wells Cemetery, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AS (mid)
  • Llanfilo Cemetery, Llanfilo, Brecon, Powys (south)
  • Llanfyllin Cemetery, Bridge Street, Llanfyllin, Powys (north)
  • Llanwrtyd Wells Cemetery, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, LD5 4AD (south)
  • Machynlleth Cemetery, Tregarth, Machynlleth, Powys (north)
  • Machynlleth Cemetery, 'Y Plas' Cemetery, Plas Drive, Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EU (north)
  • Maesgwastad Cemetery, Mount Street, Welshpool, Powys (north)
  • Montgomery Cemetery Tanymur, Montgomery, Powys (north)
  • Newtown Cemetery, Pool Road, Newtown, Powys (north)
  • Presteigne Cemetery, Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2LR (mid)
  • Rhayader Cemetery, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5DH (mid)

Contacts

  • Email: public.protection@powys.gov.uk
  • Phone: 01597 827467
  • Address: Environmental Health, Tŷ Maldwyn, Brook Street, Y Trallwng / Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7PH

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