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Location Wainford

Address

Closed in 1948 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Lothingland
Location Wakefield

Address

71 Northgate
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3BS

Tel +44 (0)1924 302185

This office does NOT accept credit cards

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 9c


Location Wallasey

Address

Closed April 1997 records moved to Birkenhead
Location Wallingford

Address

See Oxford

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 2c
Location Walsall

Address

Register Office
Civic Centre
Hatherton Road
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TN

Tel +44 (0)1922 650000
Fax +44 (0)1922 652262

Note payments made payable to "Walsall MBC"

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6b
Location Walsingham

Address

Closed in 1939 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Fakenham
Location Waltham Forest

Address

106 Grove Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 9BY

Tel +44 (0)208 520 8617 ext 14
Location Wandsworth

Address

The Town Hall
Wandsworth High Street
London
SW18 2PU

Tel +44 (0)20 8871 6108
Fax +44 (0)20 8871 8100

URL: Wandsworth Register Office

Email: wrobinson@wandsworth.gov.uk

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 1d


Location Wangford

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Wainford
Location Wantage

Address

The Civic Centre
Portway
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 9BX

Tel +44 (0)12357 65796

For certificates for events over 12 months ago apply to Oxford.

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 2c


Location Ware

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Broxbourne or Hertford and Ware

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3a
Location Wareham (originally Wareham and Purbeck)

Address

Closed in 1937 and registers originally moved to Poole, but now located at Weymouth.

Registration and Census District (1837 - 1851) 8 (1852 - 1946) 5a
Location Warley

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Sandwell
Location Warley East

Address

Closed in 1969 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Warley
Location Warley West

Address

Closed in 1969 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Warley
Location Warminster

Address

3 The Avenue
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9AB

Tel +44 (0)1985 213435

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5a
Location Warrington

Address

Museum Street
Warrington
WA1 1JX

Tel +44 (0)1925 442762
Fax +44 (0)1925 442739

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 8c
Location Warwick

Address

Closed in 1932 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Warwick and Leamington

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6d
Location Warwick and Leamington

Address

Closed in 1985 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Mid Warwickshire

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6d
Location Watford

Address

36 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD1 1JP

Tel +44 (0)1923 231302

Certificates may be ordered from this office online at www.hertsdirect.org

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3a


Location Waveney

Address

St Margarets House
Gordon Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1HH

Tel: +44(0)1502 405 096 
Fax: +44 (0)1502 508 170
Location Wayland

Address

Kings House
King Street
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2AP

Tel +44 (0)1842 766848

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 4b
Location Weardale

Address

Closed in 1938 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Durham Western

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 10a
Location Weatenhurst

Address

Closed in 1937 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Gloucester Rural
Location Wednesbury

Address

Closed in 1966 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Aldridge and Brownhills or Birmingham or Dudley or Lichfield or Walsall or Warley West or West Bromwich or Wolverhampton
Location Wellingborough

Address

Council Offices
Swanspool
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 1BP

Tel +44 (0)1933 229777

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3b
Location Wellington, Salop

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Wrekin

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6a
Location Wellington, Somerset

Address

Closed in 1936 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Taunton Deane or Tiverton

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5c
Location Wells

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Mendip

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5c
Location Welshpool

Address

Closed in 1982 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Welshpool and Llanfylin

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 11b
Location Welshpool and Llanfyllin

Address

District Council Offices
Severn Road
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7AS

Tel +44 (0)1938 552828 ext 228

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 11b
Location Welton

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Lincoln
Location Wem

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Whitchurch
Location Wenlock

Address

Closed in 1948 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Bridgnorth
Location Wensleydale

Address

Closed and post July 1837 civil registers moved to North Yorkshire
Location Weobley

Address

Now closed see Leominster

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6
Location West Ashford

Address

Closed in 1941 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Ashford or Sittingbourne
Location West Bridgford

Address

Closed in 1988 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Rushcliffe

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 7b
Location West Bromwich

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Sandwell.
Location West Cheshire

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Chester and Ellesmere Port.
Location West Derby

Address

Closed in 1934 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Bootle (Merseyside) or Crosby or Liverpool North
Location West Glamorgan

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Pontypridd or Neath or Swansea
Location West Ham

Address

Closed in 1968 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Newham
Location West Hartlepool

Address

Closed in 1967 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Hartlepool.
Location West Lancashire

Address

Greetby Buildings
Derby Street
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 2BS

Tel +44 (0)1695 576009

See also Lancashire Registration District

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 8b


Location West Oxfordshire

Address

See Oxford

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3a
Location Westmoreland North

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Appleby
Location Westmoreland South

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Kendal
Location West Somerset

Address

2 Long Street
Williton
Taunton
TA4 4QN

Tel +44 (0)11984 633116
Location West Ward

Address

Closed in 1937 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Westmoreland North or Westmoreland South
Location Westbourne

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Chichester
Location Westhampnett

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Chichester
Location Westbury

Address

Closed in 1936 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Warminster

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5a
Location Westbury on Severn

Address

Closed in 1937 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Forest of Dean or Gloucester Rural
Location Westminster

Address

Westminster Council House
Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5PT

Tel +44 (0)207 641 1161

Email: registeroffice@westminster.gov.uk

Credit cards NOT accepted, cheques payable to 'City of Westminster'.

This office requests that you supply full details of an event - name, precise date and exact place. In the case of a birth the parents names and mother's maiden surname are also required. The GRO index details are insufficient.

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 1a


Location Weston super Mare

Address

Closed in 1996 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to North Somerset
Location Wetherby

Address

Closed in 1947 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Barkston Ash or Claro
Location Weymouth

Address

The Guildhall
St Edmund Street
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 8AS

Tel +44 (0)1305 760899

Registration and Census District (1837 - 1851) 8 (1852 - 1946) 5a
Location Wharfedale

Address

Closed in 1981 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Leeds
Location Whitby

Address

Closed and post July 1837 civil registers moved to North Yorkshire

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 9d
Location Whitchurch (Hants)

Address

Closed in 1932 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Basingstoke or Kingsclere and Whitchurch

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 2c
Location Whitchurch

Address

Closed in 1970 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to North Shropshire

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6a
Location Whitehaven

Address

College House
Flat Walks
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 7RW

Tel +44 (0)1946 852690

This office has restricted opening hours and is NOT open on Wednesdays.

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 10b


Location Whittlesey

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Peterborough
Location Widnes

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Halton or St Helens or Warrington or Knowsley
Location Wigan and Leigh

Address

New Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1NN

Tel +44 (0)1942 705000

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 8c
Location Wigton

Address

Cumbria County Council Registration Service
Wigton District
Station Road
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 9AJ

Tel +44 (0)1228 223446

Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. 9-11
Cheques to be made payable to Cumbria County Council

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 10b
Location Willesden

Address

Closed in 1965 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Brent
Location Williton, Somerset

Address

Closed in 1936 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Exmoor

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5c
Location Wilton

Address

Closed in 1936 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Salisbury or Warminster
Location Wimborne

Address

Closed in 1937 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Blandford or Poole

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5a
Location Wincanton

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Yeovil

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 5c
Location Winchcomb

Address

Closed in 1937 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Cheltenham or North Cotswolds
Location Winchester

Address

Station Hill
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8TJ

Tel +44 (0)1962 869608

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 2c
Location Windsor

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Windsor and Maidenhead
Location Windsor and Maidenhead

Address

Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1RF

Tel +44 (0)1628 796422
Location Winslow

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Aylesbury or North Bucks
Location Wirral

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Birkenhead or Chester and Ellesmere Port
Location Wisbech (Cambridgeshire)

Address

Closed in 1980 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Fenland

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3b
Location Witney

Address

For certificates for events over 12 months ago apply to Oxford.

Closed in 1982 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to West Oxfordshire

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3a
Location Woking

Address

See Surrey North-Western.
Location Wokingham

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Newbury or Reading and Wokingham
Location Wolverhampton

Address

Civic Centre
St Peters Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RU

Tel +44 (0)1902 554989
Fax: +44(0)1902 554987

URL: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6b
Location Woodbridge

Address

Closed in 1935 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Deben or Ipswich

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 4a
Location Wood Green

Address

Closed in 1965 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Elstree & Potters Bar or Enfield or Haringey
Location Woodstock

Address

Closed in 1932 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Banbury or Chipping Norton or Ploughley and Bullingdon or Witney
Location Woolwich

Address

Closed in 1969 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Greenwich
Location Worcester

Address

29-30 Foregate Street
Worcester
WR1 1DS

Tel +44 (0)1905 765353 (answerphone out of hours and lunchtime, 12.30 to 14.00)

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6c
Location Worksop

Address

Queens Buildings
Potter Street
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 2AH

Tel +44 (0)1909 535534
Fax +44 (0)1909 501067

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 7b
Location Worthing

Address

Centenary House
Durrington Lane
Worthing
West Sussex
BN13 2QB

Tel +44 (0)1903 839350

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 2b 
Location Worth Valley

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Bradford or Keighley
Location Wortley (Yorkshire)

Address

Closed in 1974 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Oldham, Sheffield and Barnsley
Location Wrekin

Address

The Beeches
29 Vineyard Road
Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 1HB

Tel +44 (0)1952 248292

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 6a
Location Wrexham

Address

Ty Dewi Sant
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1NF

Tel +44 (0)1978 292027
Fax +44(0)1978 292676

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 11b
Location Wrexham Maelor

Address

Closed in 1996 and post July 1837 civil registers moved to Wrexham or Welshpool and Llanfylin or Denbighshire South
Location Wycombe

Address

Wycombe Area Office
Easton Street
High Wycombe
Bucks

HP11 1NH

Tel +44 (0)1494 475200 
Fax +44(0)1494 475040

Registration and Census District (1852 - 1946) 3a


[Last updated: 12th April 2008 - Peter Abbott]