Find locations the Council is responsible for maintaining and how to contact us if you have a query
List of Closed Churchyards
The Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is responsible for the maintenance and safety of the following Closed Churchyards:
Diocese of Norwich:
- All Saints – King's Lynn
- Minster – King's Lynn
- St Faith's – King's Lynn
- St James' Burial Ground – Kings Lynn
- St John's – King's Lynn
- St Nicholas' – King's Lynn
- St Peter's – West Lynn
- All Saints – North Wootton
Diocese of Ely:
- St Edmund's – Downham Market
- All Saints – Hilgay
- St Mary Magdalen – Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen
- St Clements – Outwell
- St Mary's – Southery
- St Peter's – Upwell
- Terrington St Clement
For Grounds Maintenance issues please contact our Public Open Space team at cleanup@west-norfolk.gov.uk.
For queries about memorials please contact the team at Mintlyn Crematorium on 01553 630533 or email at mintlyn@west-norfolk.gov.uk.
For information about graves, burials or access to the church please contact the individual church directly.
Memorial Safety Testing
To ensure the closed churchyards remain safe for all visitors and users the Council instructed a qualified contractor to carry out memorial safety testing in October 2023 – the results of the testing have been shared with the Diocese of Ely and Norwich respectively as well as individual churches. If your memorial has been identified as unstable or posing a risk, then we would ask you to speak to the Church or Diocese who will advise what permissions are required for remedial work to be carried out in their church by a qualified stonemason.
To assist you with any queries you might have we have created a frequently asked questions document to guide you through the next steps to making your memorial safe.