County Guides
Find registrar offices and step-by-step guidance for registering a death by county. We cover 53 counties across England and Wales, with contact details for every registrar office.
When someone dies in England or Wales, the death must be registered within 5 days at the register office in the district where the person died. Each county has one or more registrar offices, and most operate by appointment only.
Our county guides list every registrar office with phone numbers, addresses, and website links. Each guide also includes step-by-step instructions for the registration process and a list of the documents you will need to bring.
If you need guidance that goes beyond registration, try our personalised guide. It asks a few questions about your circumstances and creates a tailored checklist with deadlines calculated from the date of death.
England
Bedfordshire
3 registrar offices
Berkshire
3 registrar offices
Bristol
1 registrar office
Buckinghamshire
2 registrar offices
Cambridgeshire
2 registrar offices
Cheshire
3 registrar offices
Cornwall
2 registrar offices
Cumbria
3 registrar offices
Derbyshire
2 registrar offices
Devon
3 registrar offices
Dorset
2 registrar offices
Durham
2 registrar offices
East Riding of Yorkshire
2 registrar offices
East Sussex
3 registrar offices
Essex
3 registrar offices
Gloucestershire
2 registrar offices
Greater London
3 registrar offices
Greater Manchester
3 registrar offices
Hampshire
3 registrar offices
Hertfordshire
3 registrar offices
Isle of Wight
1 registrar office
Kent
3 registrar offices
Lancashire
3 registrar offices
Leicestershire
2 registrar offices
Lincolnshire
2 registrar offices
Merseyside
3 registrar offices
Norfolk
2 registrar offices
North Yorkshire
3 registrar offices
Northamptonshire
2 registrar offices
Northumberland
2 registrar offices
Nottinghamshire
2 registrar offices
Oxfordshire
2 registrar offices
Shropshire
2 registrar offices
Somerset
2 registrar offices
South Yorkshire
3 registrar offices
Staffordshire
3 registrar offices
Suffolk
2 registrar offices
Surrey
3 registrar offices
Tyne and Wear
3 registrar offices
Warwickshire
2 registrar offices
West Midlands
3 registrar offices
West Sussex
3 registrar offices
West Yorkshire
3 registrar offices
Wiltshire
3 registrar offices
Worcestershire
2 registrar offices
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