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There are private plots where only one person and/or family can be burried, these are usually on a lease of 70 years, after that thae plot can be reused. This has happened with my own gt,grandmother who died in 1925. Also there are public graves (communal) these are usually filled at the same time with 5-6 people and could have a headstone for each one.
These are for those who cannot afford the private plot.

LA

Cremated remains can be scattered or buried. Cremation plots or columbarium niches are usually cheaper than a traditional burial plot or mausoleum crypt, and require less space. Some religions, such as Roman Catholicism, require the burial or entombment of cremated remains, but burial of cremated remains may often be accomplished in the burial plot of another person, such as a family member, without any additional cost. This option is charged for in England in an Anglican church where the fee is set by the Table of Parochial Fees (£36 to incumbent and £78 to church council) a total of £114 in 2010 with a marker charged as extra. It is also very common to scatter the remains in a place which was liked by the deceased such as the sea, a river, a beach or a park, following their last will. This is generally forbidden in public places but very easy to do

Have you thought to ask the cemetery authorities?

The grave may not have been opened - they could have just scattered the ashes and still recorded that on the headstone or in the burial register.

Could she have been a distant relation or a very good friend of the family. If she was 100 years old perhaps there were no members of her immediate family left to sort anything else out.

Kath. x

patchem it states on grave info ashes of this lady interred in grave
i know ashes are sometimes buried as it has happened in my family
thanks for answering

ann thank you.. it is a puzzle as the family are in a cheshire cemetary and this lady was born in norfolk
i thought maybe she had no family but then i thought if that was the case why would she be in cheshire and why would they open this grave for her ashes
as i said a real puzzle

If they are ashes, they are scattered anyway?
You do not need to bury them.

Yes, it is possible.

When I was looking for my grandfather's burial I found that he was buried with someone with a name not connected to the family. (my grandfather had left his family in the 1920's and remarried and had another daughter).

When I finally made contact with this daughter she told me that when her father died his ashes were placed on the grave of the mother of her very good friend - because at the time she could not afford the cost of a plot.

Kath. x

think it is quite possible for strangers to be buried in somone else's grave - well it was years ago, not sure about these days

hi can anybody tell me about buriel plots. i ask because i have found the plot of my great uncle his wife and his son
he was buried in 1938 the last of his known family
then it states cremated remains of Mary Corbridge in 1997 aged 100years
she was born in pouringland norfolk
i cannot connect her to the family .is it possible for a stranger to be intered in a plot not of her family
any info please as a real mystery