Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Coroner’s office

Coroners Service

The office of Coroner is an ancient one, dating back at least to 1194. Their duties and responsibilities are now governed in the main by the Coroners Act, 1988. It is important that a Coroner, either himself or through a Deputy, should be ready to undertake his duties at all times. A Coroner is assisted by his Officers, who may be civilians or police officers. For further details of a coroner's duty see the Home Office website.

The Coroner for Ampney Crucis is located at Cheltenham.

H M Coroner (Gloucestershire)

Cheltenham office

County Offices
2nd Floor
St George's Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3PF

Tel: 01 242-221 064

Email: coroners.office@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Cirencester Registration Office

Gloucestershire Registration Service is part of the range of services provided through Gloucestershire County Council (GCC). They register all the births, marriages and deaths which take place within Gloucestershire, and provide a certificate to record the event. This certificate has a legal status.

Gloucestershire Registration Service also provide related ceremonies within the county. Some of these ceremonies are statutory (carry a legal status) such as marriage ceremonies. Some of the ceremonies are non-statutory such as naming of a child or renewal of marriage vows. Gloucestershire Registration Service provides these services for everyone

Gloucestershire Registration Service can provide a range of registration and ceremonial services, such as weddings and naming ceremonies, at any one of their six registration offices in Gloucestershire, or at any 'Approved Premises'. They also issue copy certificates to the public.

If you are tracing your family history, your local register office can offer advice about obtaining copy certificates. Since 1^st July 1837 local registrars have recorded all births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. These records are kept in local register offices, and every quarter registrars send copies to the Registrar General who then adds them to the full set of records for England and Wales.

Cirencester Registration Office

The Corinium

Old Memorial Hospital
Sheep Street
Cirencester
Glos. GL7 1QW

Tel: 01 285-650 455 / 652 893

Email: cirencester.ro@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Open: 9.15am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday
9.15am – 12.30pm Tuesday
Closed all day Thursday (by appointment only)

Old Memorial Hospital, Sheep Street, Cirencester. Old Memorial Hospital, Sheep Street, Cirencester

The Cirencester Registration Office is housed in a mock Tudor building that was built as a hospital in Victorian times near to the centre of this attractive Cotswold market town. The building, which has access for the disabled, is surrounded by a 'pay and display' public car park.

The ceremony room at Cirencester register office is located on the first floor of the Old Memorial Hospital.. The ceremony room at Cirencester register office is located on the first floor of the Old Memorial Hospital.

The ceremony room is on the first floor of the building and is accessible either by a splendid staircase or by lift. This attractively decorated room can accommodate up to 50 people.

There is a small garden in front of the building and hanging baskets provide seasonal displays throughout the year.

Social Care

Cirencester Office:

The Old School
47 Lewis Lane
Cirencester
Glos., GL7 1EB

Tel: 01 285-881 000

Ampney Crucis also has a Village Agent, who bridges the gap between our community and organisations that are able to offer help or support, particularly for the over 50s.

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Updated 21^st August 2007Updated 7^th November 2006