Broom Leys Cemetery

Welcome to Broom Leys Cemetery

Broom Leys is one of four main cemeteries that the district council's parks team manage including maintenance of the grounds, buildings and the burial service. It is a 'working cemetery' first opened for burials in April 1927 with the first internment registered as Liberty Clarke, a railway worker on 24th May.

The cemetery covers an area approximately 2.96 hectares (ha) and is split into various burial sections determined by faith. They include Church of England (consecrated) which covers 8 sections and further sections (unconsecrated) include Methodist and Baptist. There is a section for Roman Catholic burials, three childrens sections and a dedicated burial section for the Gurkha community is in progress. Aside of burial plots there are two garden of remembrance areas laid out for the scattering of ashes.

The cemetery retains its original layout of paths and driveways with large mature shrubberies, mature trees and hedgerows along the boundaries, lawned areas and ornamental flower beds. The impressive wrought iron gates at the main entrance are an original feature that remains in place and they require careful management, some refurbishment work to the gates was completed in 2021.

In 2022, the council received a Green Flag Award for its Broom Leys Cemetery. The award is the international quality benchmark for parks and cemeteries.

Winter 2024

During the winter months of 2024 the council plans to carry out further tree planting on the site and a number of these trees would be marked as 'Dedicated Memorial ' trees. Each tree would have a plaque that could be dedicated by a family for a loved one. If you would be interested in receiving more information on the planned planting of memorial trees on the site and an application form then please contact us via customer services or speak to the cemeteries Sexton on site.