Grasmere Cemetery
Pye Lane, Grasmere, Cumbria
This small rural
cemetery is situated on the northern edge of the village,
just off the A591 Ambleside-Keswick road. It opened in 1899 and the
first burial took place on January 14th. Very limited car parking
is available in the lane outside the cemetery, and the only
facilities are a waiting shelter and a stand pipe for water for
flowers (from April to October).
There are no permanent staff
presence in this cemetery, which is administered from
Kendal where all the cemetery records are kept. Although it is
a small cemetery, intending visitors are advised to check
grave location details with the office before travelling to the
cemetery.
A numbered grave plan is posted in the cemetery building
window.
The grave of poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is in the
nearby Churchyard of St. Oswald, in the centre of the
village.
Cemeteries Office
South Lakeland House,
20-26 Lowther Street,
Kendal,
Cumbria
LA9 4UD
Fax (01539) 797599