SADDLEWORTH CEMETERY

Opened in 1986, the Saddleworth Parish Council Cemetery was architecturally designed to fit into a moorland setting. It won the Phoenix Design Award, and incorporates two sources of inspiration. The first is a landscape context, which is enhanced by the use of broad belts of indigenous woodland planting. The second is the dignity or ceremony of the cemetery, which is a reflection of the formality with which people approach an awareness of loss or bereavement.

The site occupies a west facing hillside position on marginal land between enclosed pasture and open moorland. The cemetery caters for conventional burials and also has areas set aside for "green" burials. The first Nature Reserve Burial Ground was opened in 1996, headstones can only be in the form of a tree or shrub and only those indigenous to the area can be planted.

The memorial garden lies in the south side of the main cemetery. A grass walkway separates the garden from the first row of graves and can be used for the scattering of ashes if required.

For further information please contact the Council Offices, Civic Hall, Uppermill on 01457 876665 or use the contact form