Merthyr Dyfan Burial Grounds in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

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Get directions Cemetery Road and St. Teilo Avenue
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 8BP Wales

Coordinates: 51.41285, -3.27397
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Opening Times are as follows:-

Monday - Friday

Winter Hours (1st Oct - 31st Mar) Gates Open 8.00 am, Gates Close 4.15 pm

Summer Hours (1st Apr - 30th Sept) Gates Open 8.00 am, Gates Close 7.00pm

Weekend and Bank Hoilday Opening Hours

8.30 am - 4.45 pm

NO ADMITTANCE AFTER 4.30 PM TO CARS AND PEDESTRIANS

ALL VISITORS MUST EXIT BY 4.45 PM

Please be advised that during adverse weather conditions the decision to close the Cemetery may be taken for the safety of Visitors and Staff, no prior notice will be given.

As Burial Authority for the area, the Town Council owns, manages and maintains Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in Wales. The cemetery has been extended several times during its lifetime, and is currently over 55 acres. Plans are afoot to open up a further extension on land already owned by the Town Council which will provide much needed burial land for the next quarter of a century.The cemetery was opened during the 1880's, and is managed by a dedicated team of staff comprising the cemetery foreman and six grave diggers/gardeners. One of the best features of the cemetery is the refurbished chapel, constructed in the 1890s.

The Town Council is also responsible for two other burial grounds, Porthkerry Cemetery in Rhoose, and the Philadelphia Closed Churchyard in Paddock Place, Barry, which it inherited from Barry Borough Council following a previous local government reorganisation in 1974. Keys to the churchyard are kept in the Town Council offices. Members of the public are welcome to visit, subject to making an appointment in advance. To contact the Town Council, please telephone 01446 738663, email us at [email protected]