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If graveyards are filling up is it ok to reuse them? 

Graves which are more than a century old could be reused in cemeteries across England and Wales u...

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09.30 20 Mar 2026


If graveyards are filling up is it ok to reuse them? 


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09.30 20 Mar 2026


Graves which are more than a century old could be reused in cemeteries across England and Wales under new proposals - but relatives will be able to object and war graves will be protected.   

So if graveyards are filling up, is it ok to reuse them? Claire askes Julie Rugg who is an expert on burial reform from the University of York. 


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