Cemeteries and Crematoria
Manchester Cemeteries and Crematorium
Manchester City Council operates and maintains the cemeteries and crematorium shown on this page.
Our cemeteries are open 365 days per year. Opening hours are shown on notice boards at public entrances, but are generally from dawn to dusk.
Cremation services are provided from Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 3.00pm (except Bank Holidays)
A booking facility for funerals and cremations is available from Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm (except Bank Holidays)
A short notice booking facility for Muslim or Jewish faiths is available from Monday to Friday between 08.30am and 12.00noon (except Bank Holidays)
- Blackley Cemetery and Crematorium
- Southern Cemetery
- Philips Park Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
- Manchester General Cemetery
- Woodland - Blackley Cemetery
How to contact us
The offices at Blackley Cemetery and Southern Cemetery are open between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) to handle visitor or telephone enquiries.
Blackley Cemetery and Crematorium
Telephone: 0161 227 3201
Fax: 0161 276 7498
Southern Cemetery
Telephone: 0161 227 3205
Fax: 0161 276 7473
or by email: ops.cemeteries@manchester.gov.uk
Contents of Cemeteries and Crematoria
- Manchester Cemeteries and Crematorium (this page)
- Cemetery Byelaws and Regulations
- Other Cemeteries and Crematoria in Greater Manchester
