Most of the cities and large towns in Devon now have public cemeteries and crematoria. These are separate from the graveyards associated with parish churches in towns and rural parishes, which are called 'parochial graveyards or cemeteries'.

These public cemeteries are generally known as 'non-parochial cemeteries', and are usually administered by the local City or District Council.  Devon's Record Offices do not hold the burial registers and graveyard plans for most of these public cemeteries and crematoria.    Instead, the records are held by the Council or organisation concerned.    Some of these have their own web-sites containing information on the location of cemeteries, and how to get in contact prior to a visit.  See the next page for a list of Councils and their contact details.

Non-parochial cemetery registers and other cemetery records held by Devon Record Office at Exeter, are listed below. Note that recent registers - in some cases dating from the early 20th century - may still be held by the Council or organisation concerned.

EXETER CEMETERIES: REGISTERS

BARTHOLOMEWS YARD

ST BARTHOLOMEWS NEW CEMETERY

EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY

EXETER ST THOMAS (COWICK STREET)

EXETER ST THOMAS (EXWICK ROAD)

ST LEONARD BURIAL BOARD

EXETER CEMETERIES: OTHER RECORDS

TOPSHAM

EXETER (POLSLOE), EXETER (OLD), EXETER ST THOMAS

TIVERTON BURIAL BOARD: REGISTERS

TORQUAY CEMETERY: REGISTERS

COUNCILS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS HOLDING CEMETERY REGISTERS - CONTACT DETAILS

Exeter Cemeteries - later records
Exeter City Council Cemeteries Office
Responsible for Higher Cemetery, St Marks Avenue, Heavitree; Exwick Cemetery, Exwick Road, Exwick; Topsham Cemetery, Elm Grove Road, Topsham
Tel: 01392 665704
Fax: 01392 665935
email: john.ocallaghan@exeter.gov.uk
http://www.exeter.gov.uk/residents/family/bereavement/cemeteries/index.xml

Exeter and Devon Crematorium, Northbrook Park, Topsham Road, Exeter
Tel: 01392 - 255631
http://www.exeter.gov.uk/residents/family/deaths/crematoria.xml

North Devon Crematorium, Old Torrington Road, Barnstaple
Tel: 01271 - 345431

Teignbridge District Council
Responsible for cemeteries at Dawlish, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth
Tel: 01626 - 361106
www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2758

Dartmouth Town Council
Responsible for Dartmouth Cemetery
Contact address:   Council Offices, The Guildhall, Victoria Road, Dartmouth
Tel: 01803 - 832281

East Devon District Council, Knowle, Station Road, Sidmouth
Burials
Tel: 01395 - 517410