Year Operating New Deaths** Cremations Percentage Crematoria Crematoria 1960 148 17 588,032 204,019 34.70 1970 206 2 638,834 353,957 55.41 1980 220 1 644,684 420,717 65.26 1981 220 0 642,268 421,597 65.64 1982 221 1 646,883 430,453 66.54 1983 221 0 643,062 431,531 67.11 1984 221 1* 629,226 421,571 67.00 1985 222 1 654,701 443,687 67.77 1986 223 1 644,670 441,021 68.41 1987 223 0 632,431 431,930 68.30 1988 223 0 637,104 436,850 68.57 1989 225 2 645,125 437,653 67.84 1990 225 0 629,629 438,066 69.58 1991 225 0 634,339 441,108 69.54 1992 226 1 622,410 437,000 70.21 1993 227 1 646,477 453,045 70.08 1994 228 1 616,719 434,223 70.41 1995 229 3* 634,180 445,574 70.26 1996 230 1 624,710 445,934 71.38 1997 234 4 618,530 446,305 72.16 1998 238 4 614,910+ 439,145 71.42+ * Includes replacement of existing crematorium. ** Sources ONS & General Register Office, Scotland, Crown copyright. + Provisional figures as at July 1999.
CREMATORIA carrying out the HIGHEST COUNTIES carrying out the HIGHEST NUMBER NUMBER OF cremations in 1998 of cremations in 1998 ELTHAM 4,325 LONDON (24 crematoria) 44,453 PORTCHESTER 4,258 SCOTLAND (21 crematoria) 34,684 RUISLIP 4,224 WEST MIDLANDS (12 crematoria) 23,550 GLASGOW (DALDOWIE) 4,171 GREATER MANCHESTER (12 crematoria) 21,800 SOUTH ESSEX 4,126 WALES (12 crematoria) 19,947 BOLTON 3,938 YORKSHIRE WEST (11 crematoria) 17,204 SOUTHAMPTON 3,930 ESSEX (7 crematoria) 15,329 CITY OF LONDON 3,911 TYNE & WEAR (8 crematoria) 13,438 MIDDLESBOROUGH 3,715 KENT (7 crematoria) 13,263 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 3,715 MERSEYSIDE (6 crematoria) 13,126 CREMATORIA having the highest percentage CREMATORIA which have carried out MOST INCREASES on previous full year cremations since date of opening. OLDHAM 65.53% GOLDERS GREEN (1902) 301,660 WAKEFIELD 61.21% LONDON (City of) (1904) 215,358 KEIGHLEY 46.17% MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) (1892) 215,348 SHIPLEY 43.33% ENFIELD (1938) 202,540 TYNEMOUTH 34.50% EDINBURGH (Warriston) (1929) 201,605 PLYMOUTH (Efford) 31.60% NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (1934) 199,725 LIVERPOOL (Anfield) 26.72% LONDON (South) (1936) 193,028 HUDDERSFIELD 20.22% NOTTINGHAM (1931) 187,084 BIRMINGHAM (Sutton Coldfield) 12.81% BOURNEMOUTH (1938) 186,250 MOUNTSETT 11.52% SHEFFIELD (City Road) (1904) 179,785 CREMATORIA carrying out the MOST (recorded) CATHOLIC CREMATIONS in 1998 LIVERPOOL (Anfield) 585 MIDDLESBROUGH 408 ST HELENS 543 MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 407 GLASGOW (Daldowie) 522 BIRKENHEAD 398 PRESTON 424 GLASGOW (The Linn) 393 BOLTON 416 LONDON (West) 365 List of the first ten and the last ten CREMATORIA to be opened in Great Britain WOKING, Surrey 1885 HARWOOD PARK, Hertfordshire 10 February 1997 MANCHESTER (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 1892 EAST RIDING, Yorkshire 27 May 1997 GLASGOW (Maryhill) Scotland 1895 HOLMSFORD BRIDGE, Scotland 30 October 1997 LIVERPOOL (Anfield) Merseyside 1896 BASILDON & DISTRICT, Essex 30 April 1998 HULL, Humberside 1901 BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire 1 June 1998 DARLINGTON, Durham 1901 HALTEMPRICE, Yorkshire 29 June 1998 LEICESTER, Leics. 1902 GRENOSIDE, Sheffield, Yorkshire 14 August 1998 GOLDERS GREEN, London 1902 BANBURY, Oxfordshire 15 February 1999 BIRMINGHAM (Perry Barr) West Mids. 1903 HOWE BRIDGE, Greater Manchester 6 May 1999 LONDON (City of) 1904 MORAY, Scotland June 1999
The Cremation Society acknowledges with thanks the co-operation of the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities in compiling these statistics
* The total crematorium charges include the following services: Use of chapel, waiting rooms and all attendances, Floral Decoration, Music (recorded or organ), Scattering/strewing of ashes, Medical Referee's Fee. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Total Since 1998 Total RCs April 1998 April 1999 *Total CREMATORIA 1997 1998 Opening for County Recorded Cremation Cremation Crematorium Fee from Fee from Charges from AVON (6) Bath 2,247 2,185 94,793 N/R 245.00 255.00 255.00 Bristol(Arno's Vale) 169 28 102,827 C L O S E D Bristol(Canford) 2,107 2,071 96,712 9,412 83 245.00 262.80 262.80 Bristol(South) 1,942 1,989 43,690 45 245.00 262.80 262.80 Westerleigh 1,528 1,526 8,425 39 250.00 260.00 260.00 Weston Super Mare 1,752 1,613 42,081 64 250.00 260.00 260.00 BEDFORDSHIRE (2) Bedford 1,473 1,411 49,417 37 190.00 200.00 218.50 Luton 2,351 2,087 88,350 3,498 N/R 180.00 193.00 210.00 BERKSHIRE (3) Bracknell 1,583 1,556 31,604 56 215.00 250.00 250.00 Reading 2,298 2,259 95,917 5,568 110 215.00 235.00 235.00 Slough 1,799 1,753 55,745 118 180.00 190.00 190.00 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (2) Amersham (Chilterns) 3,043 2,965 77,620 N/R 175.00 185.00 185.00 Milton Keynes 1,470 1,518 19,930 4,483 N/R 238.00 256.00 256.00 CAMBRIDGESHIRE (2) Cambridge 2,967 2,806 111,980 N/R 239.00 275.00 275.00 Peterborough 2,214 2,221 71,750 5,027 N/R 205.00 215.00 215.00 CHESHIRE (5) Chester 1,741 1,749 54,085 144 175.00 195.00 195.00 Crewe 1,166 1,175 37,554 N/R 190.50 200.50 200.50 Macclesfield 1,528 1,624 43,146 6,935 N/R 194.00 199.10 199.10 Warrington 1,703 1,748 51,760 236 208.00 223.00 223.00 Widnes 622 639 21,279 N/R 191.25 211.00 211.00 CLEVELAND (2) Hartlepool 891 893 35,309 79 190.00 199.00 199.00 Middlesbrough 3,642 3,715 116,044 4,608 408 227.00 244.00 244.00 CORNWALL (2) Bodmin 949 1,016 7,617 34 235.00 250.00 250.00 Truro 2,721 2,553 86,488 3,569 70 170.00 170.00 170.00 CUMBRIA (3) Barrow-in-Furness 895 913 29,601 N/R 209.00 214.00 214.00 Carlisle 1,706 1,729 58,436 3,489 N/R 235.00 243.00 243.00 Distington (Whitehaven) 813 847 19,443 77 209.90 214.90 214.90 DERBYSHIRE (2) Chesterfield 2,216 2,213 70,574 54 129.00 133.00 133.00 Derby 3,183 3,132 131,020 5,345 101 208.50 214.75 214.75 DEVON (5) Barnstaple 1,360 1,372 34,525 36 185.00 200.00 214.00 Exeter 3,353 3,399 102,752 108 250.00 275.00 275.00 Plymouth (Efford) 1,522 2,003 84,146 10,295 N/R 212.00 222.50 222.50 Plymouth (Weston Mill) 1,405 823 43,730 N/R 212.00 222.50 222.50 Torquay 2,711 2,698 100,243 72 220.00 230.00 230.00 DORSET (3) Bournemouth 3,869 3,566 186,250 138 191.70 209.80 209.80 Poole 2,404 2,499 27,555 7,169 N/R 188.70 212.80 212.80 Weymouth 1,161 1,104 49,033 N/R 230.00 237.00 237.00 DURHAM (2) Darlington 1,768 1,876 85,459 N/R 190.00 200.00 200.00 Durham 2,424 2,244 67,855 4,120 75 125.00 145.00 145.00 ESSEX (7) Basildon (opened April 98) 843 843 N/R 229.00 240.00 240.00 Chelmsford 2,606 2,571 66,113 N/R 185.00 200.00 200.00 Colchester 1,610 1,477 76,664 N/R 200.00 212.00 212.00 Harlow 1,913 1,710 46,199 15,329 65 196.00 205.00 205.00 Southend-on-Sea 3,337 2,994 124,349 N/R 229.00 236.00 236.00 South Essex 4,751 4,126 138,004 203 200.00 230.00 230.00 Weeley 1,546 1,608 18,373 59 216.00 223.00 223.00 GLOUCESTERSHIRE (3) Cheltenham 2,127 2,016 85,819 N/R 190.00 232.00 232.00 Forest of Dean (opened Jan 97) 577 592 1,169 4,205 16 225.00 240.00 240.00 Gloucester 1,626 1,597 62,979 N/R 203.50 219.00 219.00 HAMPSHIRE (4) Aldershot 2,583 2,201 73,760 N/R 195.00 235.00 235.00 Basingstoke (opened June 98) 550 550 31 248.00 248.00 Portchester 4,402 4,258 142,590 10,939 N/R 182.00 195.00 195.00 Southampton 3,991 3,930 155,905 N/R 201.00 221.00 221.00 HEREFORD & WORCESTER (3) Hereford 1,272 1,297 38,421 N/R 190.00 209.00 224.00 Redditch 1,012 1,127 19,287 4,354 N/R 220.00 240.00 240.00 Worcester 2,003 1,930 57,965 N/R 205.00 210.00 210.00 HERTFORDSHIRE (2) Harwood Park (opened Feb 97) 1,186 1,665 2,851 N/R 210.00 225.00 225.00 West Hertfordshire 3,465 3,300 130,272 4,965 186 195.00 200.00 200.00 HUMBERSIDE (3) Great Grimsby 1,818 1,764 70,719 N/R 195.00 222.00 222.00 Hull 3,398 2,912 141,932 6,214 N/R 275.00 283.00 283.00 Scunthorpe 1,434 1,538 40,876 37 209.00 220.00 220.00 ISLE OF MAN (1) Douglas 625 602 16,643 602 56 252.00 260.00 260.00 ISLE OF WIGHT (1) Whippingham 1,438 1,418 44,925 1,418 56 242.00 249.00 252.00 KENT (7) Barham 2,565 2,352 90,839 N/R 204.00 234.00 234.00 Charing 1,460 1,401 91,922 N/R 204.00 234.00 234.00 Folkestone 679 754 28,962 N/R 185.00 230.00 230.00 Maidstone 2,126 1,960 59,945 71 207.00 220.00 220.00 Margate 1,873 1,807 54,596 13,263 N/R 164.00 173.00 173.00 Medway 2,891 2,807 91,434 120 175.00 215.00 215.00 Tunbridge Wells 2,247 2,182 74,411 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00 LANCASHIRE (7) Accrington 1,012 982 38,722 127 170.00 180.00 180.00 Blackburn 1,610 1,543 54,966 253 192.00 217.00 217.00 Blackpool 1,940 2,096 125,723 222 210.00 216.50 216.50 Burnley 1,929 1,669 69,618 11,286 N/R 176.00 190.00 190.00 Lancaster & Morecambe 1,927 2,034 63,661 118 225.00 250.00 250.00 Lytham St Annes 1,829 1,387 48,420 N/R 175.00 185.00 185.00 Preston 1,662 1,575 56,658 424 198.00 214.00 214.00 LEICESTERSHIRE (2) Leicester 3,725 3,698 154,402 N/R 192.00 197.00 197.00 Loughborough 1,741 1,644 49,514 5,342 56 230.00 250.00 250.00 LINCOLNSHIRE (3) Boston 1,784 1,855 42,281 N/R 175.00 185.00 185.00 Grantham 1,074 1,183 27,416 4,769 41 206.00 216.00 216.00 Lincoln 1,776 1,731 41,651 76 167.20 172.20 172.20 LONDON (24) Beckenham 2,340 2,243 86,135 N/R 255.00 280.00 280.00 Croydon 2,281 2,089 134,149 N/R 248.00 255.00 255.00 Eltham 4,415 4,325 157,073 266 220.00 250.00 250.00 Enfield 3,139 2,958 202,540 N/R 220.00 235.00 245.00 Golders Green 2,434 2,327 301,660 153 255.00 270.00 270.00 Hendon 806 825 45,117 220 183.00 189.00 189.00 Honor Oak 1,522 1,456 115,375 N/R 226.00 233.00 233.00 Islington 1,051 1,045 44,924 N/R 175.00 187.70 187.70 Kingston-upon-Thames 940 973 58,750 81 221.00 235.00 235.00 Lambeth 954 868 40,810 75 240.00 248.00 248.00 Lewisham 1,822 1,733 69,428 N/R 225.00 225.00 225.00 London (City of) 4,154 3,911 215,358 N/R 241.00 256.00 256.00 London (East) 837 802 23,900 82 210.00 220.00 220.00 London (South) 1,514 1,471 193,028 44,453 N/R 240.00 265.00 265.00 London (West) 1,551 1,459 70,179 365 195.00 215.00 215.00 Manor Park 704 671 34,063 N/R 195.00 225.00 225.00 Mortlake 2,613 2,481 143,196 N/R 170.00 170.00 170.00 New Southgate 942 863 29,176 N/R 200.00 225.00 235.00 North East Surrey 2,027 2,001 69,239 N/R 190.00 190.00 190.00 Putney Vale 1,758 1,777 94,172 177 160.00 225.00 225.00 Ruislip 4,267 4,224 166,797 N/R 155.00 170.00 170.00 St Marylebone 836 794 76,367 97 215.00 230.00 230.00 South West Middlesex 2,766 2,593 119,327 N/R 150.00 155.00 155.00 West Norwood 605 564 35,308 N/R 240.00 248.00 248.00 MANCHESTER (GREATER) (13) Altrincham 1,879 1,977 58,105 N/R 201.00 225.50 225.50 Atherton (Howe) 225.00 225.00 Bolton 4,035 3,938 158,378 416 195.00 205.00 205.00 Dukinfield 2,240 2,175 85,001 N/R 205.00 215.00 230.00 Eccles 914 828 42,088 N/R 220.00 227.00 227.00 Manchester (Blackley) 1,593 1,343 51,431 N/R 217.50 220.00 220.00 Manchester (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 2,571 2,703 215,348 407 188.00 180.00 192.00 Middleton 779 475 22,216 21,800 N/R 195.00 215.00 215.00 Oldham 1,056 1,748 67,880 186 163.00 233.00 233.00 Rochdale 1,476 1,512 90,928 N/R 195.00 215.00 215.00 Salford 1,253 1,196 45,798 N/R 215.00 227.00 227.00 Stockport 2,501 2,477 121,677 N/R 218.00 225.00 232.00 Wigan 1,391 1,428 49,893 N/R 157.50 170.00 170.00 MERSEYSIDE (6) Birkenhead 3,160 3,215 131,883 398 185.00 185.00 185.00 Liverpool (Anfield) 1,527 1,935 151,788 585 186.00 188.80 188.80 Liverpool (Springwood) 2,816 2,403 52,658 13,126 N/R 220.00 227.00 227.00 St Helens 2,383 2,162 53,724 543 141.00 151.00 151.00 Southport 1,897 1,856 59,148 N/R 170.00 175.00 175.00 Thornton (Crosby) 1,836 1,555 45,374 N/R 170.00 175.00 175.00 NORFOLK (4) Great Yarmouth 1,793 1,837 41,535 63 158.00 180.00 180.00 King's Lynn 1,777 1,761 26,245 7,563 N/R 190.00 209.00 209.00 Norwich (Earlham Road) 1,242 1,304 33,970 N/R 195.00 201.00 201.00 Norwich (Horsham St Faith) 2,686 2,661 115,609 N/R 210.00 235.00 235.00 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (2) Kettering 2,281 2,267 87,921 N/R 185.00 200.00 200.00 Northampton 1,904 1,975 77,674 4,242 95 250.00 265.00 265.00 NORTHUMBERLAND (1) Blyth 1,636 1,343 51,733 1,343 N/R 117.00 123.00 123.00 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (3) Bramcote 2,829 3,003 49,899 93 152.00 160.00 160.00 Mansfield 3,093 2,908 89,569 8,296 N/R 155.00 167.00 167.00 Nottingham 2,435 2,385 187,084 91 160.00 165.00 165.00 OXFORDSHIRE (2) Banbury (opened Feb 99) 260.00 260.00 Oxford 3,268 3,059 124,765 3,059 133 250.00 265.00 265.00 SHROPSHIRE (1) Shrewsbury 2,502 2,491 74,929 2,491 N/R 165.00 170.00 170.00 SOMERSET (2) Taunton 2,305 2,266 64,262 N/R 186.00 198.00 198.00 Yeovil 1,607 1,621 34,332 3,887 N/R 200.00 210.00 210.00 STAFFORDSHIRE (4) Bretby 1,311 1,333 27,465 N/R 190.00 200.00 200.00 Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,457 1,450 38,776 N/R 225.00 238.50 238.50 Stafford 1,472 1,489 33,886 6,275 N/R 182.00 188.00 188.00 Stoke-on-Trent 2,065 2,003 97,788 N/R 220.00 245.00 245.00 SUFFOLK (2) Bury St.Edmunds 1,675 1,694 13,950 58 235.00 255.00 255.00 Ipswich 2,315 2,338 96,406 4,032 52 168.45 172.80 180.80 SURREY (3) Guildford 1,680 1,654 47,662 N/R 222.00 230.00 230.00 Leatherhead 2,683 2,520 69,112 5,903 153 250.00 280.00 280.00 Woking 1,782 1,729 130,663 110 255.00 270.00 270.00 SUSSEX (EAST) (4) Brighton (The Downs) 1,467 1,316 157,498 81 200.00 212.00 212.00 Brighton (Woodvale) 2,217 2,375 86,935 8,004 N/R 187.00 196.00 196.00 Eastbourne 3,102 2,849 94,021 N/R 248.00 250.00 250.00 Hastings 1,532 1,464 63,943 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00 SUSSEX (WEST) (3) Chichester 2,540 2,378 60,412 92 245.00 275.00 275.00 Crawley (Surrey & Sussex) 3,371 3,168 110,752 8,791 135 250.00 280.00 280.00 Worthing 3,362 3,245 102,612 194 235.00 243.00 243.00 TYNE & WEAR (8) Birtley 599 592 29,409 N/R 151.00 157.00 157.00 Gateshead 1,324 1,440 39,690 N/R 151.00 157.00 157.00 Mountsett 1,320 1,472 39,547 75 165.00 175.00 175.00 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 3,467 3,715 199,725 13,438 N/R 217.50 245.00 245.00 South Shields 1,515 1,484 47,386 167 186.00 192.00 192.00 Sunderland 2,611 2,730 107,427 N/R 192.70 206.95 206.95 Tynemouth 1,087 1,462 36,696 N/R 222.50 243.50 243.50 Whitley Bay 757 543 26,567 N/R 222.50 243.50 243.50 WARWICKSHIRE (2) Leamington Spa 2,272 2,321 43,499 105 150.00 160.00 167.50 Nuneaton 1,846 1,746 46,935 4,067 88 245.00 270.00 270.00 WEST MIDLANDS (12) Birmingham (Lodge Hill) 2,383 2,415 150,224 207 262.00 271.50 271.50 Birmingham (Perry Barr) 1,319 1,262 130,723 113 250.00 280.00 280.00 Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) 2,061 2,325 61,069 141 262.00 271.50 271.50 Birmingham (Yardley) 2,062 1,556 99,238 143 262.00 271.50 271.50 Coventry 2,951 2,786 131,048 139 215.00 230.00 230.00 Dudley 1,686 1,699 49,614 23,550 100 230.00 266.00 266.00 Rowley Regis 973 941 25,606 5 240.00 250.00 250.00 Solihull 2,210 2,352 71,433 N/R 230.00 260.00 260.00 Stourbridge 1,737 1,686 52,474 N/R 230.00 266.00 266.00 Walsall 1,920 1,807 55,808 N/R 178.00 218.00 218.00 West Bromwich 1,984 2,012 58,242 59 240.00 250.00 250.00 Wolverhampton 2,792 2,709 103,851 N/R 205.00 230.00 230.00 WILTSHIRE (3) Salisbury 1,766 1,713 55,415 57 200.00 215.00 215.00 Swindon 1,903 1,927 49,315 4,935 197 190.00 237.00 237.00 West Wiltshire 1,256 1,295 3,523 66 235.00 248.00 248.00 YORKSHIRE (EAST) (2) East Riding (opened April 1997) 595 1,011 1,606 32 180.00 180.00 180.00 Haltemprice (opened June 1998) 535 535 1,546 14 220.00 220.00 YORKSHIRE (NORTH) (4) Harrogate 1,555 1,411 53,042 N/R 231.00 253.00 253.00 Scarborough 1,514 1,267 55,948 5,687 N/R 230.00 245.00 245.00 Skipton 1,039 748 41,206 N/R 170.00 175.00 175.00 York 2,187 2,261 71,744 116 310.00 320.00 320.00 YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) (6) Barnsley 2,120 2,078 63,937 N/R 220.00 242.00 242.00 Doncaster 2,586 2,600 79,973 618 217.00 230.00 230.00 Rotherham 2,026 1,893 54,146 11,671 N/R 215.00 248.00 248.00 Sheffield (City Road) 2,738 2,361 179,785 N/R 235.00 245.00 245.00 Sheffield (Grenoside) 462 462 N/R 235.00 235.00 Sheffield (Hutcliffe Wood) 2,508 2,277 54,171 N/R 235.00 245.00 245.00 YORKSHIRE WEST (11) Bradford 1,639 1,422 103,924 211 193.00 209.00 209.00 Dewsbury Moor 1,571 1,481 55,215 N/R 218.00 235.00 235.00 Halifax 1,976 1,671 80,991 N/R 207.00 223.00 223.00 Huddersfield 1,637 1,968 74,964 68 218.00 235.00 235.00 Keighley 431 630 19,202 17,204 N/R 193.00 209.00 209.00 Leeds (Cottingley Hall) 1,552 1,424 75,625 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00 Leeds (Lawnswood) 2,444 2,398 176,365 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00 Pontefract 1,974 1,673 57,242 64 209.00 231.00 231.00 Rawdon 2,126 1,955 64,489 N/R 205.00 225.00 225.00 Shipley 1,004 1,439 52,680 122 193.00 209.00 209.00 Wakefield 709 1,143 35,639 61 209.00 231.00 231.00 SCOTLAND (22) Aberdeen 2,532 2,510 105,239 N/R 220.00 240.00 240.00 Ayr 2,397 1,657 59,866 N/R 196.00 220.00 220.00 Cardross 571 495 16,769 N/R 250.00 257.50 257.50 Clydebank 1,860 1,778 43,722 214 205.00 205.00 205.00 Dundee 1,810 1,793 97,231 195 280.00 308.00 308.00 Dunfermline 739 723 17,342 N/R 200.00 230.00 230.00 Edinburgh (Mortonhall) 2,833 2,821 62,382 34,684 N/R 240.00 280.00 280.00 Edinburgh (Seafield) 846 782 41,417 N/R 275.00 275.00 275.00 Edinburgh (Warriston) 2,540 2,449 201,605 N/R 250.00 250.00 250.00 Falkirk 2,132 2,121 52,840 N/R 199.00 203.00 203.00 Friockheim 506 530 2,761 13 277.70 287.00 287.00 Glasgow (Craigton) 1,111 1,185 54,127 222 240.00 255.00 255.00 Glasgow (Daldowie) 4,130 4,171 146,240 522 198.00 218.00 218.00 Glasgow (The Linn) 2,684 2,658 89,207 393 198.00 217.00 217.00 Glasgow (Maryhill) 1,772 1,821 129,070 352 200.00 210.00 210.00 Greenock 1,084 1,164 34,464 124 163.35 267.50 267.50 Inverness 553 592 1,823 21 206.00 212.00 212.00 Irvine (opened October 1997) 120 869 989 64 220.00 230.00 230.00 Kirkcaldy 1,825 1,871 63,615 N/R 200.00 230.00 230.00 Moray (opened June 1999) 272.00 272.00 Paisley 1,641 1,543 85,035 148 237.00 247.00 247.00 Perth 1,146 1,151 36,552 31 275.00 289.00 304.75 WALES (12) Aberdare 1,315 1,315 29,081 N/R 143.00 150.00 150.00 Aberystwyth 398 394 1,685 8 240.00 272.50 272.50 Bangor 992 959 20,642 37 132.00 140.00 140.00 Bridgend 1,728 1,699 27,225 57 162.00 186.30 198.90 Cardiff 2,612 2,508 111,250 N/R 208.00 213.00 213.00 Colwyn Bay 1,957 1,883 67,461 19,947 N/R 186.00 192.00 192.00 Gwent 2,818 2,651 86,256 N/R 183.60 187.30 187.30 Margam 1,663 1,562 38,069 73 115.00 155.00 155.00 Narberth 1,241 1,295 29,431 36 180.00 185.00 190.00 Pontypridd 1,521 1,473 92,222 N/R 150.00 150.00 175.00 Swansea 2,831 2,709 101,780 115 148.00 158.00 158.00 Wrexham (Pentrebychan) 1,515 1,499 35,755 N/R 190.00 198.00 198.00 CHANNEL ISLANDS (2) Guernsey 314 311 10,414 N/R 100.00 105.00 120.00 Jersey 525 474 14,524 785 82 133.00 150.00 150.00 NORTHERN IRELAND (1) Belfast 2,071 2,162 46,969 2,162 118 93.00 95.30 95.30 TOTALS 446,305 439,145 16,900,306 439,145 1999 average cremation fee £220.53 1999 average total cremation charge £221.41