Colchester

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The City of Colchester includes Colchester, Tiptree, Wivenhoe, West Mersea, Brightlingsea and the surrounding villages.

Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
Essex CO4 5JL
Telephone: 01206 747474

Colchester Hospital
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/colchester-hospital


Colchester Hospital provides emergency care, specialist medical services, maternity services, a mortuary and bereavement support for families across north Essex.

Bereavement Office
The Bereavement Team supports families following a hospital death and provides guidance on registering the death and collecting documentation.
Colchester Hospital Bereavement Office
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/wards/colchester-hospital-wards/colchester-clinics-and-departments



Bereavement Support
  • Colchester Hospital Bereavement Team
  • Essex Coroner's Service
  • Essex Registration Service
  • Colchester City Council Bereavement Services
  • Local GP surgeries
  • Local hospice bereavement support services
Useful Website Links

• Colchester Hospital
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/colchester-hospital

• Colchester Hospital Bereavement Office
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/wards/colchester-hospital-wards/colchester-clinics-and-departments

• Essex Coroner's Service
https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/essex-coroners-service

• Colchester Registration Office
https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/registration-contacts

• Colchester City Council
https://www.colchester.gov.uk

Essex Coroner's Service
Address
Seax House
Victoria Road South
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 1QH
Telephone
0333 013 5000

Website
https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/essex-coroners-service

The Coroner investigates sudden, unexplained or unnatural deaths and authorises the release of the deceased when appropriate.
Colchester Registration Office

Colchester Library
21 Trinity Square
Colchester
CO1 1JB
Telephone: 0345 603 7632
Appointments are required to register a death.

Colchester Registration Office
https://www.essex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/registration-contacts


Colchester Crematorium 
Mersey Road
Colchester
Essex CO2 8RU
Telephone: 01206 282950
Facilities include:
  • Modern chapel
  • Approximately 135 seats
  • Webcasting and recording
  • Book of Remembrance
  • Gardens of Remembrance
  • Memorial options
  • Disabled access
  • Large car park
Colchester City Council
https://www.colchester.gov.uk


Colchester Cemetery
Mersey Road
Colchester
CO2 8RU
 Located adjacent to the crematorium.
Provides:
  • Traditional burial plots
  • Cremated remains plots
  • Children's section
  • Memorial gardens
Tiptree Cemetery
Maldon Road
Tiptree Council-managed cemetery.
West Mersea Cemetery
Bocking Hall Road
West Mersea Council-managed cemetery.

Colchester City Council
https://www.colchester.gov.uk


Co-op Funeralcare, Colchester
68-70 St Botolph's Street
Colchester
CO2 7EA
Telephone: 01206 797178

Hunnaball Family Funeral Group
23 Queen Street
Colchester
CO1 2PQ
Telephone: 01206 760049
Independent family funeral directors.

Freedom Funerals
The Centre
High Street
Colchester
Telephone: 01206 868585
Independent funeral directors serving Colchester and surrounding areas.

R Gwinnell & Sons
39 Mersea Road
Colchester
CO2 7QT
Telephone: 01206 867359
Long-established independent funeral directors.