Trafford Council, Greater Manchester

Bereavement Services,
Altrincham Crematorium,
Whitehouse Lane,
Dunham Massey,
Altrincham
WA14 5RH.

https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-and-marriages/Deaths/burials-and-cremations/Bereavement-burials-and-cremations.aspx

Trafford is one of the 10 metropolitan councils which comprise Greater Manchester. Trafford itself comprises seven boroughs: Altrincham, Bowdon, Bucklow, Hale, Sale, Stretford and Urmston. Trafford is bordered by Salford to the north and west, Manchester City to the east, Warrington the southwest and Cheshire East to the south.

The Trafford area is world famous as the home to two of the most historic sporting venues: Old Trafford football ground, home of Manchester United, and Old Trafford cricket ground, home of Lancashire Cricket Club and venue for Test Matches and other international cricket matches. The area is also home to the Imperial War Museum, North, and the huge Trafford Centre shopping area.

Trafford Council manages five cemeteries and a crematorium:

Altrincham Crematorium, Whitehouse Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5RH
There are 84,277 cremations recorded in Dunham Lawn Cemetery from April 1959 to March 2013.

Dunham Lawn Cemetery, Whitehouse Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5RH
There are 4,341 burials recorded in Dunham Lawn Cemetery from July 1963 to September 1996.

Hale Cemetery, Hale Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 8DF
There are 24,706 burials recorded in Hale Cemetery from December 1894 to October 1999.

Sale Cemetery (aka Sale Brooklands), Marsland Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 7UN
There are 38,586 burials recorded in Sale Cemetery from September 1862 to November 1999.

Stretford Cemetery, Lime Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 8HX
There are 36,294 burials recorded in Stretford Cemetery from February 1885 to November 1999.

Urmston Cemetery, Queens Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 9HF
There are 13,822 burials recorded in Stretford Cemetery from November 1892 to November 1999.

The records available on Deceased Online feature:

• burial register scans
• grave details providing information on all those buried in the grave as well as the grave reference
• cemetery maps showing the section where the grave is located

Note: to comply with UK data protection and GDPR, addresses of the deceased are masked in register scans for the last 15 years.