New car park opens at Llangollen Cemetery

* The new parking area and (above) access from Vicarage Road.

Infrastructure improvements have been completed at Llangollen Cemetery.

Denbighshire County Council’s Streetscene secured UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding alongside capital funding to carry out a programme of work at the site.

This has been done to address vehicular access to the cemetery which was only possible by traffic driving through the adjacent housing estate, which was narrow and difficult to navigate.

Following completion, a new vehicular access has been created at the bottom of the site which can be accessed via Vicarage Road.

This improvement provides easier access for visitors and will enable funeral directors to get to the site without disturbing neighbouring residents as well as providing onsite parking at the cemetery.

In addition to this, adjoining land located to the south of the site, which has in recent years been used for grazing, was earmarked for future burial provision when required.

Work here has supported the development of the infrastructure on this plot of land for increased burial provision. Minor landscaping has also been completed including tree planting in some areas around the car park to enhance the appearance of the site along with improvements to aid biodiversity such as installation of bat and bird boxes.

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “The completion of this  project has vastly improved the infrastructure at Llangollen Cemetery which will help to provide a more dignified and respectful service to local families going forward.”