Congleton Cemetery is situated on Howey Lane in Congleton, Cheshire East.
Cemeteries and crematoria in Cheshire East are managed by Orbitas Bereavement Services.
The cemetery located beyond St Peter's Churchyard, consists of 3.18 acres of land and opened on 11th May 2004.
It has been designed to be an accessible, comfortable and safe place for all to visit. It offers a convenient but tranquil setting for peaceful reflection and reverence.
The cemetery is inter-denominational throughout and provides the following sections; Lawn Graves, Children’s Section and a Terraced Garden for cremated remains.
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The cemetery was formally opened by Councillor Douglas A Parker,
Mayor of the Borough of Congleton. The plaque commemorating the opening is displayed on the wall of the Accommodation Building and is inscribed as follows;
'Congleton Borough Council
CONGLETON CEMETERY
Formally opened by
Councillor Douglas A Parker
Mayor of the Borough of Congleton
11th May 2004'
Douglas A Parker
"January 28, 2012
New Town Mayor Elected
At Congleton Town Council Meeting on Thursday 12 January the Councillors elected Cllr Douglas Parker to serve as Town Mayor for the remainder of the Civic Year, following the death of the Town Mayor, Cllr David Martin in December.
Cllr Parker said: “These last few weeks have been a very sad time with David being taken away from Pat and family. He is also a great loss to this town and its Council. David was very well thought of and has left a great void in this community which will be very difficult to fill. I never thought I would become the Town Mayor again and was resigned to becoming what some would call a back bencher. But after talking to Pat Martin, David’s wife and Mayoress, I felt that I would like to try and complete his journey. I will endeavour to do my best for the people of Congleton and try to keep up the standards that David set. I am delighted to say that Pat Martin and my wife Hilary Parker are going to share the role of Mayoress for the duration of the Civic Year.”
Cllr Parker is a very experienced Mayor and Councillor having served on the former Congleton Borough Council for seven years and Congleton Town Council for 20 years. He was Congleton Borough Mayor in 2003/4 and has been Congleton Town Mayor three times (1993/4, 1999/2000 and 2007/2008). He is perhaps best known for his tireless work to raise funds for Congleton House in Romania, a charity Cllr Parker set up in 2004.
Cllr Douglas Parker will continue to support David Martin’s chosen charities – East Cheshire Hospice, the Stroke Unit at Macclesfield Hospital and Help the Heroes – Mercian Regiment." Source: (
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"Mayor’s Overview 2007-2008 – Cllr Douglas Parker
Although this was my third time as Town Mayor, the thrill and pleasure of serving the town was not at all diluted. During the year I had the privilege of meeting hundreds of people from a vast range of organisations operating in and around our town.
One of the things which always impresses me, whether it’s a voluntary group, school, business or 100th birthday, is how friendly people are in Congleton. It was a real pleasure to meet so many friendly people who care so much about our town and each other.
It is the strength of our voluntary organisations and friendliness of our people that makes Congleton such a very pleasant place to live, work and visit. We have an army of volunteers who selflessly give their time and skills for the benefit of others. This is what makes Congleton so special.
I had the good fortune to serve as Mayor in another very exciting year for Congleton.
We represented the North West in the Britain in Bloom awards and won a Silver medal. We also won North West in Bloom and the Cheshire Community Pride award for large towns. Many congratulations and thanks to the Congleton in Bloom and Buglawton in Bloom teams for the fantastic and tireless work they put into the town every year to make it so attractive.
The year saw a great deal of action with the Congleton Market Town Initiative and the town benefited from new town entry signs, new finger-posts and notice-boards, a much improved River Dane Walk way from Pavilion Bridge to Mill Bridge and the transformation of the second floor of the town hall from dusty hole to two modern offices.
A new Town Centre Plan was agreed at the end of my term as Mayor, and following a mandate from local people leaned towards transformational change for Congleton. Interesting and exciting times lie ahead as Congleton strives to make itself an even better place to live, visit and work.
One of my last duties was to receive the keys for the Town Hall from the Borough Council when the Town Council signed the contract to take over the freehold and management of the Town Hall from 2 June. As someone who organises lots of events, I am very much looking forward to seeing the promised improvements and life breathed back into our fantastic Town Hall.
I am delighted to announce that during my year I raised £6,600 which will be divided amongst the various scouting and guiding groups in the town, Congleton Air Training Corp, Congleton Youth in Action and Congleton Youth Orchestra. Young people are the life-blood of town. It is very exciting to know that in the next year there will be a formally elected Youth Council working with the Town Council.
I would like to finish by offering my most sincere thanks to my predecessor Councillor Louise Beard and successor Councillor Denis Murphy, to the staff at the Town Council and to everyone who has supported me and my charities over the past year."
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Douglas Parker MBE was Congleton's Town Crier for 33 years. (
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In January 2016 Douglas Alan Parker was awarded an MBE for his exemplary work in the town of Congleton. (
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