In September 1883, the Burial Board was advised to buy land to extend the Cemetery, and negotiations began in April 1884, with Mr GF Wood, who offered to sell any part of the land belonging to his late father for £200 an acre, or, otherwise, a piece already marked out for £600.

In May 1884, the Burial Board agreed to the purchase of 2 1/2 acres, to be available by Michaelmas 1885, but Mr Wood then sought further compensation for giving up the land.

After further negotiations and difficulties, it was agreed in July 1884 that fencing off the new plot would commence as soon as Mr Wood had finished carting his barley.  Gage's was to build a new wall and repair the existing one, while Trotter's would provide the iron fencing.

The Clergy Mutual Assurance Society was asked for a loan of £900, at 4% interest over 30 years.

In August 1884, a motion was passed to have half of the new burial ground consecrated in advance of the other.

In October of the same year, Mr Wood offered a piece of land for a roadway from the churchyard to the new site, on condition it would be open to the public at all reasonable times.

As agreed, part of the new Cemetery was consecrated on 1 August 1885.

Churchside Cemetery has therefore been in regular use from about 1887 to 1947. Although there are still occasions where interments occur of family members. There are no new grave spaces within this Cemetery.

John Long (a former local stonemason) who built “The Wall”, is one of the later internees within this churchyard joining members of his family.

Very recently a new name has been added to the First World War section of the Town War Memorial, that of Evelyn Murrell. She is the only lady on this section of Memorial. Evelyn died in 1919 from an illness which she caught during her Service in the Air Force.

There are a few wooden benches around the Cemeteries which are collected in annually for repair and repainting.

Walking along the centre pathway of this Cemetery we notice the vast number of differing styles of memorial stones on either side. For a number of years this Cemetery was left as a Conservation area, hoping to encourage a large quantity of wildlife of all sorts. More recently it has been felt to be better practice to manage the undergrowth to allow visibility throughout more of the Cemetery and give way to the numbers of “Family History” researchers. Therefore, there is a cycle of clearing to keep a tidier and more kempt appearance as well as easier access for all.

There are a number of Graves within this Cemetery which are maintained by the War Graves Commission and these include representatives from Commonwealth countries as well as the UK. Most are in a group fairly close to the main gate but there are a few others in separate places around the site. (Primarily Anglican to the northern side of the main pathway and Non-Conformists to the south.

All of the Cemeteries are regularly cared for by the Burial Board’s contractor who cuts the grass, keeps an eye on loose branches, trims the bushes and guards against excessive leaf litter etc.