Most of the Camelot churchyards are open for further burials.  Anyone who at the time of their death was resident in the Camelot Parishes is entitled to be buried in the churchyard if this is still open whether or not he or she was a regular churchgoer.

Those on the electoral roll of a Camelot church also have the right to be buried in an open churchyard even if they were not at the time of their death resident in the Camelot Parishes.

There is also a discretion to allow burial in an open churchyard where the deceased had strong connections with the parish in question but was not actually resident there at the time of death. We will seek to exercise this discretion pastorally and sympathetically but at the same time it must be remembered that this discretion is very much an exception to the rule and only to be exercised sparingly.  Given that space is limited we have to give proper consideration to the interests of current and future residents of the village who may wish to be buried in the churchyard.  Some of the Parochial Church Councils (‘PCCs’) of the Camelot Group have made special regulations in this respect and these are available on request from the relevant churchwardens.

If a non-resident wishes to have the right to be buried in one of the Camelot churchyards then the procedure is first to approach the Rector and ask him to place this request before the Parochial Church Council (‘PCC’) for approval.  The applicant will need to contact the Diocesan Registry to obtain a formal questionnaire and application for what is known as a faculty and there is a fee payable for this.  The ultimate decision as to whether or not to grant the faculty lies in the hands of the Chancellor who is the chief legal officer for the Diocese.  Subject to this, notice of the application is displayed for a period of time and the Registry then issues the faculty which gives the legal right to a particular designated place within the churchyard.