Waverley, Surrey
The Waverley borough includes Godalming, Farnham, Haslemere, Cranleigh, Milford, Elstead 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
Milford Community Hospital
Church Road
Milford
Godalming
Surrey GU8 5DZ
Telephone: 01483 782000
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 Waverley are cared for by Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
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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
Shottermill Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Farnham Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
Godalming Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Waverley 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
West Street
Farnham
Surrey
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
A E Jell & Son Funeral Directors
Haslemere Road
Grayswood
Surrey
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
Bridge Street
Godalming
Surrey
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour personal service
- Funeral plans
C. Waterhouse & Sons Funeral Directors
St John's Street
Farnham
Surrey
- 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
Waverley Borough Council
https://www.waverley.gov.uk/
Surrey Registration Service
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies
Milford Community Hospital
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/
Guildford Crematorium
https://www.guildford.gov.uk/crematoriumandcemeteries
Waverley Cemeteries Information
https://www.waverley.gov.uk/services/greenspaces-leisure-and-things-to-do/greenspaces-in-waverley/looking-after-greenspaces/cemeteries-and-churchyards
Funerals, Burials and Cremations
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies/death/after-a-death/funerals-burials-and-cremations
Public Health Funerals
https://www.waverley.gov.uk/services/environmental-concerns/public-health-funerals