May 2nd 2024 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Mayoral and PCC elections — candidates, voter ID and where to vote.

Contact us

Cemeteries and crematoria

Choose a topic

If you wish to remember a loved one after cremation, we offer a number of memorial options at Anfield and Springwood crematoria, which you can order and pay for online.

View memorial options.

If you want to locate a grave within one of our cemeteries for a future visit or an imminent interment, you can request a grave search. This process is not for genealogy or family history searches.

View details and request a search.

You can request a transfer of grave ownership if you have the Exclusive Right of Burial, or wish to become the Applicant for Burial if the current owner is now deceased.

View details and apply for a transfer.

For upcoming cremations, you would normally arrange the strewing of ashes through your funeral director. However, if you have decided to strew ashes from a previous funeral, you can submit a request to scatter the ashes in Anfield or Springwood Crematoria.

View details and request to strew ashes.

You can report issues with cemetery maintenance online. 

Find out more and report a problem.

If you are a memorial mason and a member of the council's Memorial Masons Charter, you can apply to erect a headstone and carry out other permitted works in Liverpool cemeteries.

View memorial application for masons.

You must be a member of the council's Memorial Masons Charter to carry out work within our cemeteries, and to apply for the installation of a memorial on behalf of a customer.

Apply to become a member of the council's Memorial Masons Charter

If you are thinking about purchasing a grave 'in reserve' you can submit an enquiry online. 

View grave options and how to purchase.

Before you contact us, you should be able to find what you need in our cemeteries and crematoria section.

Accessing our services online speeds up the process as enquiries are logged straight into our system.

But if you can't find what you're looking for get in touch.

Contact the Cemeteries and Crematoria service.