Burial Services
Llanelli Joint Burial Authority
The Llanelli Joint Burial Authority comprises of Members of Llanelli Rural and Llanelli Town Councils and administers the Llanelli District Cemetery - a 32 acre cemetery - located at Swansea Road, Llanelli. The cemetery caters for the needs of the residents of Llanelli and district and is the only public cemetery in the town. There are over 22,000 graves in the cemetery and burials date back to 1850.
Llanelli District Cemetery
Swansea Road
Llanelli
 Tel : 01554 773710
Fax : 01554 776145
e-mail llanelli.cemetery@llanelli-rural.gov.uk
Secretary
Mr M Galbraith
Llanelli Joint Burial Authority
Vauxhall Buildings
Vauxhall
Llanelli
SA15 3BD
Tel : 01554 774103
e-mail: enquiries@llanelli-rural.gov.uk
Office Opening Times:
Monday to Thursday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 8.30 am – 3.00 pm
Please click here for a location map:
 Llanelli District Cemetery
Public Access
Llanelli District Cemetery is open to the public during the following times:
October to February (Winter)
Monday to Friday – 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Saturday to Sunday inc. Bank Holidays – 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
March to September (Summer)
Monday to Friday – 8.00 am to 6.00 pm
Saturday to Sunday inc. Bank Holiday – 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Pedestrian access only outside these hours
Further Information
Public Transport
The nearest main road to the cemetery is the A484. The railway station is 2 miles away and the nearest local bus terminus is ½ mile away.
Dogs
The law and Council regulations state that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and not allowed to foul.
Chapel Facilities
Llanelli District Cemetery has a chapel, which can provide seating for up to 80 people. There is an access ramp for individuals who have difficulty with mobility. The Chapel also provides an organ for those who wish to have music accompanying their ceremony. The Cemetery has parking facilities. A memorial shop is situated next to the cemetery office.
Funerals
An interment will normally only take place in accordance with the regulations and between the hours of Monday-Thursday 9.00 am-2.30 pm and Friday 9.00 am- 1.30 pm.
Burial & After Burial
Burials
Llanelli District Cemetery offers Lawn Burials, Full Kerb Set Burials as well as the interment of ashes.
Lawn Burials
This choice allows you to place a headstone at the head of the grave. The remainder of the grave space will be grassed, and a few months after the burial when the ground has settled, the area will be levelled to allow it to be mown to a high standard. From then on vases and floral tributes etc will not be permitted on the grass of the grave space.
Full Kerb Set Burials
This allows a small memorial such as a vase, tablet or headstone and base design permitted for the grave. It allows a lot more flexibility than in our lawn sections and leads to a greater expression of memorial design.
Exclusive Right to Burial
Exclusive Right to Burial can be purchased at any time. Following bereavement the Funeral Director will normally suggest this - it means that members of a family can be buried together and a memorial may be fixed on the grave.
After the Burial
As soon as it is practical the grave will be levelled and turfed over or seeded. This may take some time depending on the time of year and the ground conditions.
Floral Tributes
Floral tributes, wreaths etc. may be placed on the grave on the day of interment and removed later by relatives. Please remember, however, that it is possible that cemetery staff will have to remove floral tributes after seven days.
Fees & Charges
For a current list of fees and charges, please click here.
 General Cemetery Rules and Regulations
- All persons shall conduct themselves in a decent, quiet and orderly manner and are reminded of the provisions of the Local Authorities' Cemeteries Order 1977.
No person shall
a) Wilfully create any disturbance in a Cemetery
b) Commit any nuisance in a Cemetery
c) Wilfully interfere with any burial taking place in a Cemetery
d) Wilfully interfere with any grave or vault, any tombstone or other memorial or any flowers or plants on any such matter or
e) Play any game or sport in a Cemetery.
- No animals shall be permitted to enter the Cemetery other than dogs on a lead.
- Children under the age of 12 will not be permitted into the Cemetery except under the care of a responsible person.
- Any person using a motor vehicle in the Cemetery shall only do so on the carriageway or car park suited to the purpose, except with the consent of the Secretary.
- All visitors to the Cemetery must keep to the footpaths or roads provided for that purpose, except whilst visiting a grave or vault.
- No person shall drop, throw or otherwise deposit and leave in the Cemetery any wastepaper or refuse of any kind, except in the receptacles provided for that purpose.
Regulations Relating to Interments
- An interment will normally take place in accordance with the regulations and between the hours of 9.00 am and 2.30 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am to 1.30 pm on Fridays. The Burial of Ashes will normally take place in accordance with the regulations and between the hours of 9.00 am and 3.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 am to 2.00 pm on Fridays.
- The time appointed for an interment will be that at which the funeral cortege is to arrive at the location where the interment is to take place.
- Prior telephone booking is required for every interment which must be confirmed in writing, on the prescribed form, 'Notice of Interment.'
- Bookings will not be taken on Saturday, Sunday or any Public Holiday. All arrangements must be confirmed in writing
- The Notice of Interment must contain full details of the deceased; the proposed interment; the grave to be used.
- All arrangements for the conducting of the burial service must be made with the Minister by relations or friends of the deceased.
- Burials of un-confined bodies will not be allowed.
Llanelli Crematorium
Members of the Llanelli Joint Burial Authority had actively pursued the provision of a crematorium in Llanelli for many years. This came to fruition in May 2001 a contract was signed between the Burial Authority and a private company – Llanelli Crematorium Ltd. – for the construction of a private crematorium on land which had been purchased by the Burial Authority. The crematorium was opened in October 2002 and, in its first year of operation, nearly 1,000 cremations took place.
 If you need to contact the Crematorium, the details are as follows:
Llanelli Crematorium Ltd
Penprys Road
Dafen
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA14 8BX
Tel: 01554 824137
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