In the County of Norfolk
Scottow Cemetery
Scottow Cemetery is a very special Cemetery. The Cemetery has a section dedicated to Military Graves, War Graves and , of course, Parish Graves. We are supported and assisted in managing the Cemetery by the War Graves Commission who look after the War Graves and attend to much of the flowers and shrubbery surrounding them.
War Graves
During the early months of World War II, ground on the northern side of the burial ground was set aside by the Scottow Parish Council for burials from Coltishall R.A.F. Station, which is very close to it, and this is now the War Graves Plot. It was used only until September 1943, when growing shortage of space and the great expansion of the R.A.F. Station made it necessary for the new cemetery at North Walsham to be used. After the war a Cross of Sacrifice was erected at the far end of the plot. There are now nearly 60 WWII casualties commemorated in this site.
We are in the process of a comprehensive audit of Scottow Cemetery. We have checked our records correspond to the memorials and we have re-assessed the grave and memorial space we have available. We are about to undertake works to secure to repair some of the memorials and tidy some of the older graves.
We need your help
We have previously advertised that we are going to undertake this work in the hope that we may be able to update existing relatives but none have been forthcoming. If you know someone this might affect please ask them to contact us
We are in the process of purchasing additional land. In the meantime we have suspended purchase of exclusive rights prior to interment. We are however, able to offer a reservation service. Pleas contact the Clerk for further details.
For enquiries about burial or interment of cremated remains in Scottow Cemetery contact the Parish Clerk: email scottowpc@gmail.com