Although Martin top Chapel was opened in 1817 it did not have its own burial ground until 1908; the first burial being Robert Watson, a chapel deacon, who was buried on 24 February 1909.
To download a record of the burials up to 26 June 2020 and interments of caskets click here (Excel spreadsheet)
To see a plan of the burial ground and location of burials click here (pdf)
Ribble Valley Archaeology and Local Historian Brian Stott are holding another Heritage Day
At Rimington Memorial Institute
On Sunday 16 March 11am to 4pm
As well as information on the village's heritage generally there will be information on the exciting archaeological digs we have done in Rimington; these are on the Roman Road and in the search for a lost medieval chapel. We have found well preserved remains of the Roman road and in the search for the chapel we have found the foundations of a large medieval stone building, along with many pieces of medieval pottery and at least one confirmed piece of Roman pottery.
This is a fantastic opportunity to find out about your local heritage, find out how to have a go at archaeology and ask us questions about what we have found and our future plans.
Heritage and general enquiries contact Trevor Marklew email: tlsmark@btinternet.com
Parish Council enquiries email: info@rimington.org.uk
This project received funding from the Pendle Hill Fund, which is part of the Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.