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Consecrated land — Church of England

For the purposes of this section of this Practice Note, ‘consecrated land’ means any land or building which has been the subject of a service (and subsequent sentence) of consecration in accordance with the rites of the Church of England and is outside the area subject to the Welsh Church Acts 1914 to 1945. It does not include land that may have been consecrated in accordance with the rites of any other Church (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Church in Wales), nor does it include land that has been blessed during the course of a funeral service.

In the case of some ancient churches and churchyards, consecration has to be presumed (for want of any formal record), but usually the Diocesan Registrar holds a record of all consecrations (and deconsecrations) within the diocese. Consecration is not confined to churches, churchyards, burial grounds or other land within the ownership of the Church of England. Cemeteries which are owned by a parish council, a local authority or a commercial