Anlaby cemetery expansion needs Archbishop of York approval

The Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, will be asked to approve an expansion of Anlaby cemetery

Plans to expand an East Yorkshire cemetery, which only has nine plots left, will need to be approved by the Archbishop of York.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council wants to expand the site at Anlaby to include 200 double-depth plots, providing enough space for the next 30 years.

The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell will now be asked for his approval before the land is consecrated.

The site on Tranby Lane has been used as a municipal cemetery since 1919.

According to the council, the new plots will be used for Church of England burials.

The authority said 30% of the land at the site has been allocated for burials of people of other faiths or atheists.

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