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The Borough of Castle Point includes Canvey Island, Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersley and South Benfleet.

Hospital

St Andrew's Centre

27 Southview Road

South Benfleet

Essex SS7 1DE

Telephone: 01268 464484

Visit Mid and South Essex NHS Trust Website

The St Andrew's Centre provides community healthcare services, outpatient clinics and rehabilitation. Emergency and acute hospital care is provided by Basildon University Hospital.

Coroner

Essex Coroner's Service

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex CM1 1QH

Telephone: 0333 013 5000

The Coroner investigates deaths that are sudden, unexpected or unexplained and authorises the release of the deceased when appropriate.

Register Office

Castle Point Registration Office

Kiln Road Library

Kiln Road

Benfleet

Essex SS7 1TF

Telephone: 0345 603 7632

Appointments are required to register a death.

Crematoria

Castle Point does not have its own crematorium. Families commonly choose one of the following:

Basildon & District Cemetery & Crematorium

Church Road

Bowers Gifford

Basildon

SS13 2HG

Telephone: 01268 584411

Approximately 15 minutes from central Benfleet.

Southend Crematorium

Sutton Road

Southend-on-Sea

SS2 5PX

Telephone: 01702 603907

One of the largest crematoria in Essex, offering webcasting, memorial gardens and extensive facilities.

Cemeteries

Benfleet Cemetery

Manor Road

Benfleet

SS7 4PS

Council-managed cemetery.

Canvey Island Cemetery

Northwick Road

Canvey Island

SS8 0PT

Council-managed cemetery offering traditional burial plots and cremated remains plots.

Funeral Directors

Co-op Funeralcare, Benfleet

10 High Road

South Benfleet

Essex SS7 5LH

Telephone: 01268 752644

F.P. Guiver & Sons

581 London Road

South Benfleet

Essex SS7 5TG

Telephone: 01268 792243

Independent family funeral directors serving Castle Point and the surrounding areas.

S. Stibbards & Sons

The Broadway

Benfleet

Essex

Telephone: 01268 753221

Long-established independent funeral directors serving Castle Point and South Essex.

Bereavement Support

Essex Coroner's Service https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/essex-coroners-service
Essex Registration Service https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/register-a-death
Basildon University Hospital Bereavement Team https://www.mse.nhs.uk/bereavement-services
Local GP surgeries and hospice services
Local hospice bereavement support services https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/death-and-bereavement/