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Oxford parish burial grounds, Statement. This historical pamphlet discusses the proposal to create additional burial grounds for Oxford without abandoning the parochial system. It outlines why there is a need for more burial space—overcrowded churchyards, health concerns, and the desire to avoid interments within towns—while opposing centralized, commercial cemetery schemes controlled by joint-stock companies. The text surveys recent cemetery legislation and argues that the Church’s ancient rights and the clergy’s responsibilities should remain central to burial practices. It questions the transfer of ecclesiastical authority to secular bodies and warns against demarcations that would split parishes or denominations within consecrated ground. Instead of adopting a General Cemetery act, the author points to existing law, notably the Church Building and Burial Ground Commissioners framework from 59 Geo. III, to allow purchase of land beyond parish bounds and the establishment of multiple burial grounds to serve different parishes. The work ends by soliciting contributions to set a prudent precedent and preserve parish life and churchyard integrity.

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