Swale, Kent
The Swale district includes Sittingbourne, Faversham, Sheerness, Queenborough, Minster-on-Sea 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 Kent Registration Service.
Registration Office
Swale House
East Street
Sittingbourne
Kent ME10 3HT
Telephone: 03000 411111
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Sheppey Community Hospital
Plover Road
Minster-on-Sea
Sheerness
Kent ME12 3LT
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 the Swale district are cared for by Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham.
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Coroner
Unexpected, unexplained or unnatural deaths may be referred to the Kent & Medway Coroner Service 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 Swale district use the following crematorium.
Garden of England Crematorium
Bobbing
Sittingbourne
Kent ME9 8GZ
Telephone: 01795 432370
Facilities
- Modern chapel
- Chapel of Remembrance
- Webcasting
- Professional music system
- Book of Remembrance
- Gardens of Remembrance
- Memorial options
- Disabled access
- Parking
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Cemeteries
Sittingbourne Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Faversham Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Sheerness Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Swale 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.
Hogben & Partis Funeral Directors
34 West Street
Sittingbourne
Kent ME10 1AP
Telephone: 01795 472336
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Doves Funeral Directors
35 Preston Street
Faversham
Kent ME13 8NZ
Telephone: 01795 532077
- Independent funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- 24-hour service
Co-op Funeralcare
49-51 High Street
Sheerness
Kent ME12 1NL
Telephone: 01795 662262
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
- 24-hour personal service
Hogben & Partis Funeral Directors
2 West Street
Faversham
Kent ME13 7JE
Telephone: 01795 532188
- 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
Swale Borough Council
https://www.swale.gov.uk/
Kent Registration Service
https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths
Sheppey Community Hospital
https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/location/sheppey-community-hospital/
Garden of England Crematorium
https://www.thelondoncremation.co.uk/garden-of-england-crematorium/
Swale Cemetery Information
https://www.swale.gov.uk/your-council/cemeteries
Burial Fees
https://www.swale.gov.uk/your-council/performance-and-transparency/burial-fees
Burials and Cemetery Enquiries
https://www.swale.gov.uk/your-council/cemeteries/make-an-enquiry