Windrush Cemetery
OX29 6UT
The Windrush Cemetery is a 9 hectare site located on Oxford Hill and was opened in 2004.
With beautiful views over Witney and the surrounding countryside, this cemetery can accommodate traditional as well as meadow and woodland burials. There is also an area designated for cremation memorials and a special area for young people and infants. There are benches and seats overlooking the valley providing a serene and picturesque area for quiet contemplation.
Tower Hill Cemetery
OX28 5ES
The Town Council maintains the 4 hectare Tower Hill Cemetery. The site has been used since 1857 and there are burial records dating from that time.
General access to pedestrians and for vehicles (to the small car park) is Mon – Thur 9am to 4pm and Friday 9am to 3pm.
You can also request that the bollards are lowered for you to visit less accessible gravesides by car at other times but we require 24 hours notice. This service is only available Monday to Friday between 9am and 3pm providing that no funerals are taking place.
In addition, the bollards in Tower Hill cemetery are lowered from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve (inc), from Good Friday through to Easter Monday (inc) and from Friday pm to Monday am on the weekends that Father’s Day and Mothering Sunday fall on.
Closed churchyards
The Town Council also maintains closed church yards at St Mary’s Church, Church Green and Holy Trinity Church, Woodgreen.
For further information relating to cemeteries, burials or memorials on these sites please see our
Guide to Burials & Cemeteries 2024
Burial Forms
Cemetery Regulations
Our Burial Fees
A list of BURIAL AND CEMETERY FEES AND CHARGES can be accessed here, or contact our switchboard on 01993 704379.
