{"id":2,"date":"2024-01-29T03:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T03:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/church.grantchester.org.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-03T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:59:11","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/church.grantchester.org.uk\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"Churchyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The churchyard is divided into four parts.  The original churchyard around the church includes a Garden of Remembrance where ashes are buried.  In order to be buried in the churchyard you must be resident in Grantchester, or have spent a significant part of life resident here, or have a significant connection to the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are various rules about burials and monuments, governed overall by the Diocese of Ely.  Please find our churchyard policy here Churchyard-policy-2025.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plans of each of the four areas, with lists of names, are available on the PDF files linked to below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Churchyard<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Second and Third Churchyard<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Churchyard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden of Remembrance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Work has recently taken place to improving the Garden of Remembrance. See the Church News page for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A document listing all the legible inscriptions in the churchyards, with an index of names and places, is available to read here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the last 30 years the annual newsletter of The Friends of Grantchester Church has contained a short biography of some Interesting People Buried in Grantchester Churchyard<\/a>. In some cases their connection with the parish was tenuous but they all had an affection for Cambridge \u2013 as a home, or workplace, or holiday stop-over \u2013 and in some cases their affection was particularly for the parish and church. You can find these biographies here<\/a>. If you find them interesting, why not join The Friends of Grantchester Church<\/a> and lend your support to this beautiful building and churchyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are aiming to met the requirements of the Cambridgeshire Churchyard Conservation Award Scheme. Our draft management plan for the churchyard is available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grantchester Churchyard Management Plan August 2025 Draft-1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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