St. Martins Churchyard  

Churchyard Regulations - grassing the ground in front of headstones

A note from the Wardens.
In a previous edition of Village Life, we published our Churchyard Regulations. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) would like to reassure those people who have existing graves in the churchyard that the 1st October 2018 date mentioned (for grassing over the ground in front of headstones) is the long-term aim, for the reasons mentioned in the article. The Regulations mentioned apply  straightaway to future new burials and memorials. Please contact the St Martins Church Wardens if you have any enquiries about this.

Thank you.

Warden:
John Keighley, 07971 465651
mansekeighleys@btinternet.com

Deputy Warden:
Steve Hayes, 07595 491805
stevehayes820@gmail.com

Family history enquiries

Family history enquiries: please note the church only holds RECENT (10-20 years) REGISTERS of burials or marriages. Please try the Shropshire Archives at Shrewsbury for more information. Burials information to 1900 are held in www.findmypast.co.uk , those from 1813 to 1963 are on microfiche at Shropshire Archives, and those from 1963 onwards are at church. Monuments and headstones were mapped and catalogued in 1984 and we have lists in alphabetical order to help you find any marked grave up to that date.