Woking, Surrey
The Woking borough includes Woking, Byfleet, West Byfleet, Knaphill, Horsell, Old Woking, Pyrford, Brookwood 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
Woking Register Office
The Civic Offices
Gloucester Square
Woking
Surrey GU21 6YL
Telephone: 0300 200 1002
Appointments are required before attending.
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Hospital
Woking Community Hospital
Heathside Road
Woking
Surrey GU22 7HS
Telephone: 01483 715911
Bereavement support is available following a death in hospital, and families will be advised of the next steps.
For major acute hospital services, many families in Woking are cared for by St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey.
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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
Woking Crematorium
Hermitage Road
St John's
Woking
Surrey GU21 8TJ
Telephone: 01483 472197
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
Brookwood Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorial gardens
- Historic cemetery
Woking Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Ashes interments
- Memorials
Horsell Cemetery
- Traditional burials
- Memorials
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New Burial Plots
Availability varies depending on the cemetery.
Please contact Woking 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
234 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey GU21 6LS
Telephone: 01483 768942
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour service
- Funeral plans
Alan Greenwood & Sons Funeral Directors
The Broadway
Knaphill
Woking
Surrey GU21 2DR
Telephone: 01483 808759
- Independent family funeral directors
- Chapel of Rest
- Funeral plans
Co-op Funeralcare
129–131 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey GU21 6LJ
Telephone: 01483 756778
- Chapel of Rest
- 24-hour personal service
- Funeral plans
Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors
Station Approach
West Byfleet
Surrey KT14 6NF
Telephone: 01932 855844
- 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
Woking Borough Council
https://www.woking.gov.uk/
Surrey Registration Service
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/birth-death-and-ceremonies
Woking Community Hospital
https://www.cshsurrey.co.uk/
Woking Crematorium
https://www.thelondoncremation.co.uk/woking-crematorium/
Woking Cemeteries Information
https://www.woking.gov.uk/
Public Health Funerals
https://www.woking.gov.uk/safety-community-care/support-community/public-health-funerals