Barrow Cemetery

About the cemetery

Barrow Cemetery opened in 1873 on a 66-acre site in the Ormsgill ward of Barrow in Furness.

The cemetery was originally set out with Church of England, Roman Catholic, and Non-Conformist sections.

Although these sections are now used for reopened graves, all new graves take place in a general section for all denominations.

There are also sections for cremated remains, woodland and Islamic burials.

Originally there were 3 chapels within the cemetery. At the far end of the cemetery stands the Roman Catholic chapel which closed for services in the 1970s.

There was also a joint chapel for Church of England and Non-Conformist services. These were taken down in 1961 to allow the crematorium to be built.

Opening hours

The cemetery office is located at the crematorium and is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, all year.

The cemetery grounds are open at the following hours every day

1st April to 31st October

8am to 8.30pm

1st November to 31st March

8am to 6.30pm

Parking facilities

For visitors attending a cremation or the crematorium office there are parking spaces available to the front and rear of the building.

Visitors attending graves may park on the driveways within the cemetery. We ask visitors not to park or ride across the grass verges. 

Layout

Due to the size of the site, if visitors are looking for a specific grave, we recommend contacting bereavement services who will provide assistance in locating the grave on your behalf.  

We advise you do this as soon as possible as we regret, we cannot always answer queries immediately.

• Document

  barrow_cemetery_plan.pdf (PDF, 699.19KB)