The Inghamite Churchyard 

Our churchyard has been in use since the church first opened in 1750 and there are around 30,000 people buried there.  It is one of the largest and oldest nonconformist churchyards in Lancashire. Many families from Burnley and Pendle and farther afield have family graves here, and people frequently come tracing their ancestry. If you wish to visit a grave but are not sure of its whereabouts, please contact Minister Matt Butler on telephone number 01282 613598 or 07597 387719 or email office@inghamitechurch.org. The minister has records of burials in the churchyard, as well as maps to help find sections and individual graves, although you will probably need help to read them. If you make unannounced visits the minister will try to help if available, but to avoid disappointment it is best to make contact beforehand.

Please note that public online records of the graveyard also are available on
http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/wheatley/wheatleylane.htm 
and 
https://lan-opc.org.uk/Pendle?Fence-in-Pendle/inghamite/burials.html. 

Of particular interest is the grave of Thomas Whitham, Burnley’s WW1 VC, which is regularly maintained by the Coldstream Guards. There are also a number of other war graves here. Please note information below about part of the churchyard now being fenced off, as this also applies to areas where war graves can be found.



As a church we are always pleased to see visitors to the graveyard and ashes wall. Please be aware that as an independent church we are unable to maintain the large graveyard as we would like. It is maintained by a small team of volunteers, with the help of the Community Payback Team. When they are at work mowing and strimming grass, noisy machinery can be in operation. We realise this can be intrusive for people visiting to pay their respects to departed loved ones. Maintenance work is regularly carried out on Tuesday and Friday afternoons between approximately 1.30 and 4 pm and on Saturdays from approximately 9 am to 3 pm. Work may, however, also need to be done on another, variable, day of the week. 

Please note that the oldest parts of the graveyard have been fenced off and that access is by a locked gate. For access contact Minister Matthew Butler on 01282 613598 or email office@inghamitechurch.org. We ask visitors to exercise care and caution in the graveyard at all times, to read warning notices and the text below, keep to the paths and stay clear of any maintenance machinery being used. Parts of the graveyard are very old. Pathways can therefore be uneven and/or slippery. Some of the graves are so old they are unsafe to stand on. The responsibility for headstones and sidestones remains with the family of the deceased and it is for them to rectify or repair leaning or fallen headstones. Unstable memorials may after inspection be laid down and unsafe areas of the graveyard may be taped off with hazard tape. Despite this it is impossible to ensure safety at all times in all areas. Invasive weeds sometimes spring up in the older sections, including Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and Hogweed, the last of which produces sap that can burn the skin when exposed to sunlight, so please do not touch it.