Cemeteries

We are responsible for 46 open cemeteries and 98 closed churchyards in County Durham. We aim to provide high standards of maintenance and are constantly working towards improving our cemetery grounds and service.

Please use the links below for further details of some of our cemeteries:

Bishop Auckland Cemetery
Castleside Cemetery, Consett
Moorside Cemetery, Consett
Ropery Lane Cemetery, Chester-le-Street
Sacriston Cemetery
South Road Cemetery and Crematorium, Durham

We are also responsible for many other cemeteries in County Durham.

Cemeteries

List of cemeteries in County Durham, addresses and who they are operated by.

Cemetery	Address	Operated by
Aycliffe Cemetery (Stephenson Way Cemetery)	Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7NF	Great Aycliffe Town Council
Barnard Castle Cemetery	Victoria Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8JX	Durham County Council
Benfieldside Cemetery, Blackhill	Moorview, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5TH	Durham County Council
Bishop Auckland Town Cemetery	South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7NA	Durham County Council
Castleside Cemetery	Church Street, Healeyfield, Consett, County Durham, DH8 9QW	Durham County Council
Chester-le-Street Cemetery	Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3NJ	Durham County Council
Chilton Cemetery	Ferryhill, Chilton, Durham, DL17 0EH	Chilton Town Council
Cockfield Cemetery	112 Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5AA	Durham County Council
Coundon Cemetery	St James Churchyard, Collingwood Road, Coundon, County Durham, DL14 8LY	Durham County Council
Cowshill - Burtree Ford Cemetery	Cowshill, County Durham, DL13 1DG	Durham County Council
Crook Cemetery	Low Jobs Hill, Crook, County Durham, DL15 9DF	Durham County Council
Durham City, South Road Cemetery	South Rd, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3TQ	Durham County Council
Escomb Cemetery	Hallimond Road, Escomb, County Durham, DL14 7ST	Durham County Council
Esh Winning - College View Cemetery	The Wynds, Esh Winning, County Durham, DH7 9HX	Durham County Council
Esh Winning - Parkwood Cemetery	Station Road / Russell Street, Esh Winning, County Durham, DH7 9BT	Durham County Council
Etherley Cemetery	St Cuthbert Churchyard, Church Road, County Durham, DL14 0HJ	Durham County Council
Evenwood Cemetery	Oaks Bank, Evenwood, County Durham, DL14 9RX	Durham County Council
Ferryhill Cemetery (Duncombe Cemetery)	1 Cleves Ave, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8BN	Ferryhill Town Council
Frosterley Cemetery	St Michael Churchyard, Front Street, Frosterley, DL13 2RJ	Durham County Council
Gainford Cemetery	Gainford, County Durham, DL2 3DR	Durham County Council
Great Lumley Burial Ground	Christ Church Lumley, Great Lumley, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 4JG	Durham County Council
Hamsterley Cemetery	Saunders Avenue, Hamsterley, County Durham, DL13 3RQ	Durham County Council
Harelaw Cemetery	15 Harelaw Gardens, Annfield Plain, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8DE	Durham County Council
Horden Cemetery	Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4TP	Horden Parish Council
Howden-le-Wear Cemetery	Howden-le-Wear, Crook, County Durham, DL15 8HF	Durham County Council
Hunwick Cemetery	Church Lane, Hunwick, County Durham, DL15 0JU	Durham County Council
Lanchester Cemetery	Kitswell Road, Lanchester, County Durham, DH7 0JS	Durham County Council
Langley Park Cemetery	All Saints, Low Moor Road, Langley Park, County Durham, DH7 9UT	Durham County Council
Low Westwood Cemetery	Low Westwood, County Durham, NE17 7PX	Durham County Council
Lynesack Cemetery	Copley, County Durham, DL13 5QF	Durham County Council
Meadowfield Cemetery	High Street, Brandon, County Durham, DH7 8RH	Durham County Council
Moorside Cemetery	Dunelm Road, Moorside, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8EQ	Durham County Council
Murton Cemetery	Church Lane, Murton, Lord Byron's Walk, County Durham, SR7 9RD	Murton Parish Council
Pelton Cemetery	Pelton, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH2 1NQ	Durham County Council
Peterlee Cemetery	Eden Lane, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4JA	Peterlee Town Council
Princess Road Cemetery	Princes Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7TD	Seaham Town Council
Romaldkirk Cemetery	Eggleston Lane, Romaldkirk, County Durham, DL12 9EE	Durham County Council
Rookhope Cemetery	Rookhope Front Street, Eastgate, County Durham, DL13 2AE	Durham County Council
Sacriston Cemetery	Front Street, Sacriston, County Durham, DH7 6XE	Durham County Council
Seaham Cemetery	Lord Byron's Walk, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7AH	Seaham Town Council
Sedgefield Cemetery	Saint Edmund, 7 Front Street, Sedgefield, County Durham, TS21 3DE	Sedgefield Town Council
Shildon West Road Cemetery	West Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1PY	Shildon Town Council
South Church Cemetery	Rosemount Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6SX	Durham County Council
Spennymoor Cemetery	Rock Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7DS	Spennymoor Town Council
St Johns Chapel Cemetery	Hood Street, St Johns Chapel, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 1QQ	Durham County Council
Staindrop Cemetery	St Mary's, Front Street, Staindrop, County Durham, DL2 3NW	Durham County Council
Stanhope - Crosshill Cemetery	Cross Hill, Stanhope, County Durham, DL13 2QA	Durham County Council
Stanley Cemetery	East Parade, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0PS	Durham County Council
Startforth Cemetery	Church Bank, Startforth, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9AF	Durham County Council
Tow Law - Dans Castle Cemetery	North Road, Tow Law, County Durham, DL13 4DB	Durham County Council
Tow Law - Thornley Road Cemetery	Thornley Road, Tow Law, County Durham, DL13 4ED	Durham County Council
Tudhoe Cemetery	York Hill Crescent, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6FH	Spennymoor Town Council
Ushaw Moor Cemetery	Ushaw Moor, County Durham, DH7 7JL	Durham County Council
West Auckland Cemetery	Darlington Road, West Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9PD	Durham County Council
Willington Cemetery	The Parish Church of St Stephen, Willington, County Durham, DL15 0GQ	Durham County Council
Witton Park Cemetery	Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0EP	Durham County Council
Witton-le-Wear Cemetery	Cemetery Road, Witton-le-Wear, County Durham, DL14 0BG	Durham County Council
Woodland Cemetery	Middleton Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5RH	Durham County Council