Faculties Legal Information

This section provides advice on the legal aspects of burials, memorials and headstones and also Faculties.

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List B

Rules come into use from April 1, 2020.

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List A

Rules come into use from April 1, 2020

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Application to introduce a Memorial or amend an Inscription

Before completing this application form, you are required to read the Diocese of Truro “Regulations concerning Memorials and Headstones in Churchyards and Consecrated Burial Grounds”.

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Petition for the Reservation of a Grave Space or Cremation Plot (forms)

Petition for the reservation of a Grave Space or Cremation Plot for the consistory court of the Diocese of Truro

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Current Faculty Applications

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Reservation of a Grave Space Guide

The only way to reserve a grave space in a churchyard or a Church of England burial ground for the burial of a body or ashes is by obtaining a faculty from the Consistory Court.

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Finding Grants

Finding grants for works on a Church building.

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Section Q Appendix A: Inspection of Churches MeasureDownload
Chancellor’s Guidance on Memorials 2010

Chancellor's guidance on memorials for the fallen in recent armed conflict 2010.

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