Cemeteries and Crematorium
Our team are responsible for the day to day routine and management of three cemeteries and a crematorium. They take funeral bookings and manage all the paperwork for a funeral.
Contact us
Crematorium Office
West Cemetery
Carmel Road North
Darlington
DL3 8RY
Telephone: 01325 406744
Email: [email protected]
Opening times
- Monday – Thursday 9am – 4:30pm.
- Friday - 9am – 4:00pm.
Guidelines and charters
Our work is carried out in line with relevant legislation. The crematorium operates under the Federation of British cremation authorities code of cremation practice [external link].
We have adopted the charter for the bereaved [external link], this outlines the minimum requirement expected of the bereaved.
Registering a death
More information about registering a death is found on the Register Office pages.
Public health funerals
See our information page on Public health funerals where no next of kin can be found.
Useful links
- Bereavement advice centre [external link]
- Bereavement register [external link]
- Cruse [external link]
- St Teresa’s hospice [external link]
- Institute of cemetery and crematorium management [external link]
- Federation of British cremation authorities [external link]