Cemeteries

Amersham Town Council is a burial authority and is responsible for three cemeteries in the Amersham parish:

ST MARY’S CEMETERY

St. Mary’s Cemetery is now a closed cemetery meaning that no new plots may be purchased. However, we do permit re-openings of existing plots as well as ashes interments for families with relatives already interred.

THE PLATT CEMETERY

The Platt Cemetery is a small walled cemetery located in Old Amersham.

PLEASE NOTE: Following recent changes to our Cemeteries policy, Amersham Town Council no longer permit pre-purchasing of graves in our Cemeteries. Plots are to be allocated as and when the Town Council is approached to administer an interment.

The Town Council has a policy only to allow residents of Amersham Old Town to purchase new plots. This is strictly enforced due to limited space. We will need to see proof of residency before authorising the purchase of new plots in The Platt Cemetery.

STANLEY HILL CEMETERY

Stanley Hill Cemetery has no restrictions on applications and plenty of space. There are special areas for Polish residents and interments of babies and young children. Stanley Hill Cemetery is a lawn cemetery with stunning hill top views and wild flower meadow.

PLEASE NOTE: Following recent changes to our Cemeteries policy, Amersham Town Council no longer permit pre-purchasing of graves in our Cemeteries. Plots are to be allocated as and when the Town Council is approached to administer an interment.

Interments

For more information on organising an interment, please contact the Town Council Office.

For comprehensive information, please download our Guide to Amersham Cemeteries

This includes:

• Location, Opening and Closing Times and Basic Rules
• Administration
• Register of Burials/Public Common Graves
• Exclusive Right of Burial
• Interments
• Interment of Cremated Remains
• Memorials
• Lawn Cemetery Rules

Contact Us

For all matters relating to cemeteries and burials, please call the Town Council office on 01494 434000.

Downloads:

Please note that residents living in Little Chalfont and Chesham Bois will pay double fees being non-Amersham residents.

• Cemetery Charges From 1st April 2024
• Ashes Interment Form
• Burial Interment Form
• Ashes Memorial Application Form
• Burial Memorial Application Form

WAR GRAVES IN AMERSHAM

Please see below for a full list of war graves in St Mary’s and The Platt Cemeteries.

ST. MARY’S CEMETERY

NAME	RANK	SERVICE NO	REGIMENT	DATE OF DEATH	AGE
BARRATT, Stanley Arthur	Lieutenant	244075	Royal Engineers	15.09.1943	30
BENTLEY, John J	Private	201488	Northamptonshire Regiment	05.03.1919	33
CONSTABLE, Albert A	Private	13013284	Pioneer Corps	17.05.1941	40
HANCE, George Thomas	Gunner	61663	Royal Garrison Artilliery	20.01.1918	20
HANCE, Joseph	Leading Aircraftman	1227654	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	29.09.1946	39
HAWKSLEY, Richard Galsworthy RG	Lieutenant	106288	Pioneer Corps	17.10.1942	48
KEEN, Andrew Martin A M	Aircraftman 2nd Class	3061608	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	15.07.1946	18
LAWSON, Donald Allen DA	Sergeant (Nav)	1389676	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	14.09.1943	21
MATTHEWS, Derrick Ralph D R	Private	14410503	Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry	16.03.1944	18
RELTON, Douglas Edward Arnold DEA	Gunner	849730	Royal Artillery	11.10.1945	27
SAUNDERS, Edward George E G	Able Seaman	P/J 100650	Royal Navy	09.06.1940	35
SAUNDERS, Sidney S	Private		Home Guard	13.12.1942	42
ST. JOHN, Peter Cape Beauchamp PCB	Flying Officer (Pilot)	40320	Royal Air Force	22.10.1940	23
SUTCLIFFE, Richard Douglas RD	Lieutenant Colonel	49705	Royal Artillery	16.04.1941	50
THORNHILL, Richard Anthony Lister R A L	Sergeant (W.Op/Air Gnr)	1264690	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	03.10.1942	20
WALLIS, Charles James C J	Private	5347062	Royal Berkshire Regiment	20.09.1941	28
WELLINGS, J	Private	23193	Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry	23.04.1919	37
WHALL, Basil Ewart Patrick B E P	Sergeant (Pilot)	740484	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	07.10.1940	22
WILLIAMS, James J	Rifleman	470724	London Regiment (The Rangers)	16.12.1918	28
WILLIS, G	Sapper	WR/289341	Royal Engineers	15.03.1919	27

THE PLATT CEMETERY

NAME	RANK	SERVICE NO	REGIMENT	DATE OF DEATH	AGE
BAKER, Margaret Rosina M R	Leading Aircraftwoman	2000254	Women’s Auxiliary Air Force	15.02.1944	22
BRILL, John J	Private	25356	Royal Berkshire Regiment	07.11.1918	34
BRYANT, W	Private	25411	Bedfordshire Regiment	23.12.1916	23
DAVIDSON, Gordon Walter G W	Aircraftman 2nd Class	1833756	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	10.02.1943	22