Elmbridge, Surrey
The Elmbridge borough includes Weybridge, Walton-on-Thames, Esher, Molesey, Cobham, Claygate, Hersham, Oxshott, Thames Ditton and the surrounding villages. This guide brings together the key local services to help you when someone dies, including registering a death, arranging a funeral and accessing bereavement support.
Quick Guide
Service| Available
Death Registration| ✅
Hospital| ✅
Bereavement Services| ✅
Coroner Service| ✅
Crematorium (nearby)| ✅
Cemeteries| ✅
New Burial Plots| Subject to availability
Chapel of Remembrance| ✅
Webcasting| ✅
Disabled Access| ✅
Parking| ✅
Registering a Death
Deaths are registered through the Surrey Registration Service.
Registration Office
Weybridge Register Office
Church Street
Weybridge
Surrey KT13 8DE
Telephone: 0300 200 1002
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Cobham Community Hospital
48 Church Street
Cobham
Surrey KT11 3HY
Telephone: 01932 588600
Bereavement support is available following a death in hospital, and families will be advised of the next steps.
For acute hospital services, many families in Elmbridge are cared for by St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey or Kingston Hospital.
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Coroner
Unexpected, unexplained or unnatural deaths may be referred to the Surrey Coroner before registration can take place.
The Coroner may:
- Arrange a post-mortem examination
- Open an inquest where necessary
- Authorise burial or cremation
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Crematoriums
Most families in the Elmbridge borough use one of the following crematoriums.
Randalls Park Crematorium
Randalls Road
Leatherhead
Surrey KT22 0AG
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Chapel of Remembrance
- Webcasting
- Music system
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
South West Middlesex Crematorium
Hounslow Road
Hanworth
Feltham
TW13 5JH
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Webcasting
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
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Cemeteries
Walton-on-Thames Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Hersham Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
Cobham Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorial gardens
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Elmbridge Borough Council for the latest information regarding:
- Burial rights
- Memorial permits
- Cemetery records
- New burial plots
- Grave searches.
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Funeral Directors
Please note: The funeral directors listed below are provided for information only. The Funeral Companion does not recommend or endorse any individual funeral director. We encourage families to compare services, facilities and prices before making a decision.
Alan Greenwood & Sons Funeral Directors
Obelisk Way
Camberley (serving Elmbridge families)
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors
Church Street
Weybridge
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- Home visits
James C. Middleton & Son
High Street
Walton-on-Thames
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
High Street
Esher
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- 24-hour personal service
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Financial Help
Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for:
- Funeral Expenses Payment
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Public Health Funeral assistance
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Bereavement Support
Support is available from:
- Cruse Bereavement Support
- NHS Talking Therapies
- Samaritans
- Your GP
- Local hospice bereavement services
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Official Local Resources
Elmbridge Borough Council
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/
Surrey Registration Service
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies
Elmbridge Cemeteries Information
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/cemeteries-services
Funerals and Burials Information
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/cemeteries-services/funerals
Cemetery Information
https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/cemeteries-services/cemeteries
Surrey Bereavement and Funeral Information
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies/death/after-a-death/funerals-burials-and-cremations