Guildford, Surrey
The Guildford borough includes Guildford, Godalming, Ash, Ash Vale, Burpham, Shalford, Worplesdon 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| ✅
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
Guildford Register Office
Artington House
42 Portsmouth Road
Guildford
Surrey GU2 4DZ
Telephone: 0300 200 1002
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey GU2 7XX
Telephone: 01483 571122
Bereavement support is available following a death in hospital, and families will be advised of the next steps.
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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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Crematorium
Guildford Crematorium
New Pond Road
Godalming
Surrey GU7 3DB
Telephone: 01483 444711
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Chapel of Remembrance
- Webcasting
- Music system
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
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Cemeteries
Stoke Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
The Mount Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
Guildford Cemetery
- Memorial gardens
- Ashes interments
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Guildford 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.
Lodge & Monk Funeral Directors
70 Woodbridge Road
Guildford
Surrey GU1 4RF
Telephone: 01483 562780
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
J. B. Shakespeare Funeral Directors
223 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey GU1 4TX
Telephone: 01483 562687
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
208 Epsom Road
Merrow
Guildford
Surrey GU1 2RB
Telephone: 01483 565784
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour personal service
- Funeral plans
Alan Greenwood & Sons Funeral Directors
8 Aldershot Road
Guildford
Surrey GU2 8AF
Telephone: 01483 562091
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
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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
Guildford Borough Council
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/
Surrey Registration Service
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies
Royal Surrey County Hospital
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/
Guildford Crematorium
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/crematoriumandcemeteries
Guildford Cemetery Information
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/crematoriumandcemeteries
Cemetery Fees and Charges
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/crematoriumandcemeteries
Burials and Cemetery Enquiries
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/crematoriumandcemeteries