About the cemeteries
Spring Gardens Cemetery, previously known as the New Cemetery, can be found at Spring Gardens, OX14 1AZ.
Spring Road Cemetery, previously known as the Old Cemetery, can be found in Spring Road, OX14 1AX.
Toilet facilities for visitors are available at the new cemetery and there is an office for cemetery enquiries.
The Abingdon cemeteries are a council-operated facility and are here for residents of all faiths or none.
Details of the cemetery fees and charges can be found here.
The cemetery rules and regulations can be viewed here.
Cemetery Chapel & Cemetery Lodge
The two attractive gothic style chapels and lodge in the Spring Road Cemetery were built in 1860. The Spring Road Cemetery Chapel can be hired for funeral services (seats 30 people). For further information contact Tim Badcock on 01235 553480 or email cemetery@abingdon.gov.uk.
Cremations
In 2012, the council introduced a new system which involved the interment of cremated remains above the ground in marble vaults (Sanctum 2000). This system is used widely across the country.
The vaults can hold up to two caskets or urns securely. Each vault has an inscribed tablet available in black with a gilded inscription of one’s choice. Flowers can also be placed on the vault in the supplied personal vase. The lease period is not less than ten years and after this time there is an option to re-lease or have the cremated remains scattered in an area set aside for this purpose.
An area has been created for the new Garden of Remembrance which includes landscaping and seating.
Contact us
Information and enquiries regarding deeds, graves and interments should be made to the council as follows.
Telephone (10am to 4pm)
- Town council – 01235 522642
- Cemetery office – 01235 553480
Searching for information
Pre-1974 burial records: For former Berkshire parishes, the pre- and post-1974 burial registers that are not kept in parishes are held at Berkshire Record Office in Reading.
Information on researching family history can also be found via Oxfordshire County Council’s Family History website page.
