Lewisham has four cemeteries - Hither Green, Grove Park, Ladywell and Brockley - and Lewisham Crematorium. Each year an average of 1,500 cremations and 700 burials take place.
Find your nearest cemetery or crematorium
Our older cemeteries, Ladywell and Brockley, are approaching the end of their normal function. However, a few new burial plots are now available. There are also burial vaults in a small memorial garden in Brockley Cemetery.
Our staff
Our experienced staff ensure the smooth running of funeral services, advise on all aspects of cremation, burial and memorialisation and maintain close links with funeral directors, the clergy and memorial masons.
Burial and cremation records
The bereavement services office holds over 190,000 burial and cremation records from Lewisham cemeteries.
The borough's records are not available in electronic format, but staff will do a full search of the records for a fee of £30. Call 020 8698 4955 for information.
Exhuming a body
We will also arrange for a body to be exhumed (for reasons including movement from the original grave to a subsequently acquired family plot, sending the body overseas, and on the coroner's order for further forensic examination). More information about exhuming
Education
We are keen to develop the historical and ecological aspects of the cemeteries by introducing history and nature trails and an education programme.
As part of this new approach we have been working with local schools and the Children's Society to nurture interest in the future management of Lewisham's cemeteries.