Runnymede, Surrey
The Runnymede borough includes Chertsey, Addlestone, Egham, Englefield Green, Virginia Water, Lyne 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
Staines Register Office
The Old Town Hall
Market Square
Staines-upon-Thames
Surrey TW18 4RH
Telephone: 0300 200 1002
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
St Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
Surrey KT16 0PZ
Telephone: 01932 872000
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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Crematoriums
Most families in the Runnymede borough use one of the following crematoriums.
Woking Crematorium
Hermitage Road
Woking
Surrey GU21 8TJ
Telephone: 01483 772222
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
Chertsey Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Addlestone Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
Englefield Green Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorial gardens
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Runnymede 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 Brothers Funeral Directors
Baker Street
Weybridge Road
Chertsey
Surrey KT16
Telephone: 01932 561099
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Alan Greenwood & Sons Funeral Directors
Station Road
Addlestone
Surrey KT15
Telephone: 01932 341308
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
High Street
Egham
Surrey TW20
Telephone: 01784 432933
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour personal service
- Funeral plans
Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors
High Street
Egham
Surrey TW20
Telephone: 01784 473611
- 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
Runnymede Borough Council
https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/
Surrey Registration Service
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies
St Peter's Hospital
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
Runnymede Cemetery Information
https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/births-marriages-civil-partnerships-deaths/cemeteries
Burials and Cemetery Enquiries
https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/births-marriages-civil-partnerships-deaths/burials