KENT INFORMATION

KENT REGISTER OFFICES: (General Enquiries; Phone 08458 247 400 – except Medway) [All calls go to the KCC Contact Centre – in fact all the local numbers go through to this number not to individual offices! ] Ashford, Canterbury, Medway (Chatham), Gravesend, Maidstone, Ramsgate, Tunbridge Wells. (includes details of Parishes covered by each office)

Ashford Register Office*

Elwick House, Elwick Road, ASHFORD, Kent, TN23 1NR. Tel: 0845 8247400 - This is the call centre number – see above Phone 01233 624666 Fax 01233 642962 E-mail ashford.register-office@kent.gov.uk (* includes the old Shepway area office which includes Folkestone and District)

Acrise, Aldington, Appledore, Ashford, Bethersden, Biddenden, Bilsington, Blackmanstone, Bonnington, Boughton Aluph, Brabourne, Brenzett, Brook, Brookland, Broomhill, Burmarsh, Challock, Charing, Charing Heath, Cheriton, Chilham, Crundale, Dymchurch, East Bridge, Eastwell, Ebony, Egerton, Elham, Elmstead (or Elmsted), Fairfield, Folkestone, Godmersham, Great Chart, Hastingleigh, Hawkinge, High Halden, Hinxhill, Hope, Hothfield, Hurst, Hythe, Ivychurch, Kennardington, Kennington, Kingsnorth (nr Ashford), Little Chart, Lydd, Lyminge, Lympne, Mersham, Midley, Molash, Monks Horton, Newchurch, Newenden, Newington (nr Hythe), New Romney, Old Romney, Orgarswick, Orlestone, Paddlesworth, Pluckley, Postling, Rolvenden, Ruckinge, St Mary in the Marsh, St Michaels (nr Tenterden), Saltwood, Sandgate, Sellindge, Sevington, Shadoxhurst, Smarden, Smeeth, Snargate, Snave, South Ashford, Stanford, Stelling Minnis, Stone (in Oxney), Stowting, Swingfield, Tenterden, Waltham, Warehorne, West Hythe, Westwell, Willesborough, Wittersham, Woodchurch, Wye.

Canterbury Register Office*

Wellington House, St. Stephen's Road, CANTERBURY, Kent, CT2 7RD Tel: 01227 470480 Fax 01227 780176 E-mail canterbury.register-office@kent.gov.uk (* includes the former Sittingbourne or Swale area office)

Adisham, Badlesmere, Bapchild, Barham, Bekesbourne, Bishopsbourne, Blean, Bobbing, Borden, Boughton-under-Blean, Bredgar, Bridge, Buckland, Canterbury, Chartham, Chislet, Davington, Doddington, Dunkirk, Eastchurch, Eastling, Elmley, Faversham, Fordwich, Goodnestone (next Faversham), Graveney, Hackington, Harbledown, Hartlip, Harty, Hersden, Herne, Herne Bay, Hernehill (nr Faversham), Hoath, Ickham, Iwade, Kingsdown (nr Sittingbourne), Kingston (by Barham), Leaveland, Leysdown, Littlebourne, Lower Halstow, Lower Hardres, Luddenham, Lynsted, Milsted, Milton (nr Canterbury), Milton (nr Sittingbourne), Minster-in-Sheppey, Murston, Nackington, Newington (by Sittingbourne), Newnham, Norton, Patrixbourne, Petham, Preston (nr Faversham), Oare, Ospringe, Queenborough, Reculver, Rodmersham, Seasalter, Selling, Sheerhess, Sheldwich, Sittingbourne, Stodmarsh, Stalisfield, Stone (by Faversham), Sturry, Swalecliffe, Teynham, Thanington, Throwley, Tonge, Tunstall, Upchurch, Upper Hardres, Waltham, Warden, Westbere, Whitstable, Wickhambreaux, Womenswold.

Gravesend Register Office

132 Windmill Street, GRAVESEND, Kent, DA12 1BE Tel: 01474 333451 Fax 01474 333451 E-mail gravesend.register-office@kent.gov.uk

Ash (nr Ridley), Chalk, Cobham, Crockenhill, Darenth, Dartford, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Galley Hill, Gravesend, Greenhithe, Green Street Green, Higham, Hartley, Horton Kirby, Ifield, Leywood, Longfield, Luddesdown, Meopham, Milton (nr Gravesend), Northfleet, Nursted, Ridley, Rosherville, Shorne, Southfleet, Stone (nr Dartford), Swanley, Swanscombe, Sutton at Hone, West Kingsdown, Wilmington.

Maidstone Register Office

The Archbishop's Palace, Palace Gardens, Mill Street, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME15 6YE Tel: 01622 752891 Fax 01622 663690 E-mail maidstone.register-office@kent.gov.uk

Addington, Allington, Aylesford, Barming, Bearsted, Bicknor, Birling, Boxley, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, Bredhurst, Broomfield, Burham, Chart Sutton, Detling, Ditton, East Farleigh, East Malling, East Peckham, East Sutton, Eccles, Frinsted, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Hollingbourne, Hucking, Hunton, Ightham, Langley, Leeds, Lenham, Leybourne, Linton, Loose, Lower Birling, Marden, Maidstone, Mereworth, Nettlested, Offham, Otham, Otterden, Plaxtol, Ryarsh, St Mary Platt, Shipbourne, Snodland, Stansted, Staplehurst, Stockbury, Sutton Valence, Teston, Thurnham, Trottiscliffe, Ulcombe, Wateringbury, West Peckham, West Farleigh, West Malling, Wormshill, Wouldham, Wrotham, Wychling, Yalding.

Medway Register Office*

114 Maidstone Road, CHATHAM, Kent, ME4 6DJ Phone 01634 338899 (Changed) E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk (* previously known as The Chatham Register Office)

Allhallows, Borstal, Chatham, Cliffe, Cooling, Cuxton, Frindsbury, Gillingham, Halling, High Halstow, Hoo St Mary, Hoo St Werburgh, Grain, Rainham, Rochester, Stoke, Strood, Upnor.

Thanet Register Office*

Aberdeen House, 68 Ellington Road, RAMSGATE, Kent, CT11 9ST Tel: 01843 591417 Fax 01843 851558 E-mail thanet.register-office@kent.gov.uk (* formerly The Ramsgate Register Office which also combined with the former Dover Register Office)

Acol, Alkham, Ash (next Wingham), Barfreston, Betteshanger, Birchington, Broadstairs, Buckland, Capel le Ferne, Charlton (next Dover), Chillenden, Coldred, Deal, Denton, Dover, East Langdon, Eastry, Elmstone, Ewell, Eythorne, Goodnestone (next Wingham), Great Mongeham, Guston, Ham, Hougham, Knowlton, Langdon, Little Mongeham, Lydden, Margate, Minster (in Thanet), Monkton, Nonington, Northbourne, Oxney, Poulton, Preston (next Wingham), Ramsgate, Ringwould, Ripple, River, St John the Baptist Thanet, St Lawrence in Thanet, St Margarets at Cliffe, St Nicholas at Wade, St Peters in Thanet, Sandwich, Sarre, Shepherdswell (previously Sibertswold), Shoulden, Staple, Stonar, Stourmouth, Sutton (next Dover), Temple Ewell, Tilmanstone, Waldershare, Walmer, West Langdon, Westcliffe, Wingham, Whitfield, Woodnesborough, Wooton, Worth.

Tunbridge Wells Register Office

Grove Hill House, 39 Grove Hill Road, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, TN1 1SL (The address has changed slightly as they moved into the main building from the annex) Tel: 01892 527332 Fax 01892 528519 E-mail tunbridge-wells.register-office@kent.gov.uk

Ashurst, Benenden, Brasted, Brenchley,Capel (by Tudeley), Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cowden, Cranbrook, Crockham Hill, Dunton Green, Edenbridge, Five Oak Green, Frant, Frittenden, Goudhurst, Groombridge, Hadlow, Halstead, Hawkhurst, Hever, Hildenborough, Horsmonden, Ide Hill, Kemsing, Kilndown, Kippington, Knockholt, Langton Green, Lamberhurst, Leigh, Lullingstone, Mark Beech, Matfield, Otford, Paddock Wood, Pembury, Penshurst, Riverhead, Rusthall, Sandhurst, Seal, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Southborough, Speldhurst, Sundridge, Tonbridge, Tudeley, Tunbridge Wells, Weald, Westerham.

Details about the registration of births, marriages and death in the UK can be found on the National statistics site.