Find a funeral director in Bridgeton

Find funeral directors in Bridgeton, Glasgow

If you’re planning a funeral, you might want to ask a funeral director to help with things like doing paperwork and finding a venue. Our Bridgeton funeral home directory is a good place to start. It lists funeral directors in Bridgeton, north Rutherglen and other areas nearby. We’ve included well-known UK names like Co-op, as well as independent Bridgeton funeral directors and local chains.

Planning a funeral in Bridgeton

Bridgeton has good transport links to Glasgow’s city centre and other parts of the city. This means there are lots of burial grounds, crematoriums and wake venues to choose from. It’s fairly easy to reach any of the city’s 6 crematoriums – and there’s a mix of council-run and privately managed cemeteries nearby. Within Bridgeton itself, there’s a mosque and a selection of Church of Scotland and Catholic churches.

You’ve got options for natural burials too. The closest is probably Langfaulds Cemetery in Bearsden, which is run by East Dunbartonshire Council. There are also 2 privately managed woodland burial sites within about 15 miles.

Find a crematorium in Bridgeton

Bridgeton doesn’t have its own crematorium. However, there are 6 nearby – 4 within Glasgow and 2 just outside of the city.

• Craigton Crematorium (privately run)
• Daldowie Crematorium (council-run)
• Glasgow (Maryhill) Crematorium (privately run)
• The Hurlet Crematorium (privately run)
• Linn Crematorium (council-run)
• South Lanarkshire Crematorium (council-run)

Linn Crematorium is the closest at about 3.5 miles away. The furthest is South Lanarkshire Crematorium, which is nearly 7 miles away. Bridgeton to Daldowie Crematorium is around 4.5 miles.

Find a Bridgeton cemetery or burial ground

There are more than 30 burial grounds in the city but only a handful of these are still active. Below, we’ve listed active cemeteries within 4 miles of Bridgeton.

• Cathcart Hebrew Cemetery (privately run) – a Jewish burial ground
• Glenduffhill Cemetery (privately run) – a Jewish burial ground
• Linn Cemetery (council-run) – has dedicated Jewish and Islamic sections
• Riddrie Park Cemetery (council-run)
• St Kentigern’s Cemetery (council-run) – a Roman Catholic burial ground
• St Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery (privately run) – a Roman Catholic burial ground
• Glasgow City Council can provide more information about the council-run cemeteries.

Glasgow City Council can provide more information about the council-run cemeteries.