Cemeteries
There are eight operational cemeteries in Walsall:
- Bentley Cemetery
- Bloxwich Cemetery
- James Bridge Cemetery
- North Walsall Cemetery
- Ryecroft Cemetery
- Streetly Cemetery
- Willenhall Cemetery
- Wood Street Cemetery
The former Queen Street Cemetery is no longer operational and as a public open space is managed by Lifelong and Community Services.
The following cemeteries are currently offering full new graves: North Walsall Cemetery, Streetly Cemetery and Willenhall Cemetery.
View the legislation affecting cremation and burial.
Opening hours
The opening hours for cemeteries and the Crematorium Grounds are as follows:
- January, November and December - 8am to 4pm
- February and October - 8am to 5pm
- March, April and September - 8am to 6pm
- May, June, July and August - 8am to 7pm
On weekends and public holidays we open at 9am.
The Book of Remembrance Room at Ryecroft has been closed.
Entries in the books can be viewed at Streetly Crematorium or online by following this link.
Christmas 2011 and New Year 2012 opening hours
Over the Christmas period all borough cemeteries and the Book of Remembrance Room at Streetly Crematorium will be open daily from 9am to 4pm.
There is no burial service available on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day
The Register Office is open for normal business on Monday 24 December 2012 from 9am to 1pm and then on Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 December and Monday 31 December 2013 from 9am to 4.30pm There is no service available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
The cemetery office at Willenhall will be open for enquiries on Monday 24 December 2012 from 8.15am to 1pm and then for normal business on Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 December and Monday 31 December 2013 from 8.15 am to 4pm for personal calls. There is no service available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
The crematorium will be open for cremation services on the morning of 24 December and then all day Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 December and Monday 31 December 2013. There is no service available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Register Office | Bereavement Services Office | Cemeteries | |
| Saturday 22 December | Closed | Closed * | 9am – 4pm |
| Sunday 23 December | Closed | Closed * | 9am – 4pm |
| Monday 24 December | 9am – 1pm | 8.15am – 1pm * | 9am – 4pm |
| Tuesday 25 December | Closed | Closed | 9am – 4pm |
| Wednesday 26 December | Closed | Closed | 9am – 4pm |
| Thursday 27 December | 9am – 4.30pm | 8.15am – 4pm | 8am – 4pm |
| Friday 28 December | 9am – 4.30pm | 8.15am – 4pm | 8am – 4pm |
| Saturday 29 December | Closed | Closed * | 9am – 4pm |
| Sunday 30 December | Closed | Closed * | 9am – 4pm |
| Monday 31 December | 9am – 4.30pm | 8.15am – 4pm | 8am – 4pm |
| Tuesday 1 January 2013 | Closed | Closed | 9am – 4pm |
| Wednesday 2 January | 9.30am – 4.30pm | 8.15am – 4pm | 8am – 4pm |
* On these days a stand-by service for same-day burials operates at agreed times. Call on 07734 544806
See also www.walsall.gov.uk/death_and_bereavement
Contact us for all cemetery and crematoria information
Bereavement Services
Willenhall Lawn Cemetery
Bentley Lane
Willenhall
WV12 4AE
Telephone 0845 111 2848
Email bereavementservices@walsall.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 28 November 2012