Great Hale Cemetery
The Joint Burial Committee was first established at the end of the 19th century to set up and manage the new Cemetery on the east side of the road between Little Hale and Great Hale. Originally comprising representatives from the two Parish Councils, the oganisation's structure went through different incarnations over the years until, in March 2026, the two Parish Councils formally agreed new Terms of Reference to re-establish it as a formal Joint Burial Committee between Great Hale Parish Council and Little Hale Parish Council, with effect from 1st April 2026.
The Joint Burial Committee comprises the following representatives, appointed by the Parish Councils:
Appointed by Great Hale Parish Council
Mr Alan Broom Chairman
Mr Maurice Barnatt
Mr Harry Needham
Mr Adam Cope
Appointed by Little Hale Parish Council
Mr Peter Nickols Vice-Chairman
Mr Mike Priestley
Mr Ian Bennett
Mr Steve Jenkins
Terms of Reference 1st April 2026
Agendas and Minutes
For the Agendas and Minutes of the Joint Burial Committee meetings please follow this link
For more information about the Hale Magna and Hale Parva Cemetery, please contact the Clerk, Debbie Scott, on 07973 330765 or by email clerk@littlehaleparishcouncil.gov.uk
Cemetery Fees from 1st January 2025
Cemetery Rules - Addendum re Christmas Decorations
Grave Digging Protocol Adopted November 2022
Great Hale Cemetery Memorial Records, as compiled by the Lincolnshire Family History Society in 1998 along with the Memorial Records for St John the Baptist Church and Churchyard in Great Hale, reproduced here by kind permission of the Society. Please note that the index at the beginning of Part 1 (Church and Churchyard) also covers Part 2 (Cemetery). For further information about the Society's work see the website.
Great Hale Cemetery Burial Records - please note that these have been compiled from our Burial Register and Plot Registers; unfortunately some of the historic data includes some anomalies (for example the dates given are listed as the dates of interments, but some appear to be the date of death, i.e., a few days earlier on one list than the other.) Some information has been omitted to save space; if you require further detail, e.g. addresses, officiants, etc., for your research, please contact the Clerk
War Memorial - during the restoration project in 2019, Mike Credland kindly shared his research with us - details of the fallen from the First World War are listed here. Tony Bush has also supplied information on Charles and William Woods. We'd love to hear from anyone else who has information about others listed on the memorial and are grateful for these details. Please note, though, that we cannot be held responsible for their accuracy, as always we suggest that researchers should visit source materials for themselves wherever possible.