There are several registration points located across the Shropshire Council area. An appointment to register a birth or death, or attend to marriage or civil partnership preliminaries should be made before attending the office by calling 0345 678 9016 (via Customer Service Centre) or by using our electronic appointment booking system, by following the link below.
The location and usual opening hours for each registration service point can be found on this page. An changes in the opening hours will appear on this page.
Although registration officers will make every effort to see people who turn up without appointments, there are no guarantees that they will be seen in less than an hour as appointments take priority.
If you need to contact the service out of hours or during a notified closure period, in the event of an emergency, in particular in the circumstances highlighted below:
- Emergency death registrations for those with particular cultural or religious beliefs - please contact your funeral director;
- Registrar General’s Licence for Marriage or Civil Partnership (where one party is seriously ill and not expected to recover) - please contact your GP, Hospital Administrator or Chaplain.
Location of registration service points and usual opening hours
Bishops Castle
Enterprise House
Station Street
Bishops Castle
SY9 5AQ
Bishops Castle opening hours: Tuesday and Friday: 10am to 12.30pm
Bridgnorth
Shropshire Council Area Headquarters - Bridgnorth
Westgate
Bridgnorth
WV16 5AA
Bridgnorth opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
Church Stretton
The Library/Customer First Point
Church Street
Church Stretton
SY6 6DQ
Church Stretton opening hours: Tuesday and Friday 2pm to 4pm
Craven Arms
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
School Road
Craven Arms
Shropshire
SY7 9RS
This is not a staffed out-station and is available by appointment only. At least 24 hours notice is required for an appointment on the days and times specified.
Craven Arms opening hours: Monday 3pm to 4.30pm
Ludlow
Council Offices
Stone House
Corve Street
Ludlow
SY8 1DG
Ludlow opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm
Market Drayton
c/o Shropshire Customer First and Visitor Information Centre
49 Cheshire Street
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 1PH
Market Drayton opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 2pm
Oswestry
Shropshire Registration Service
c/o Castle View
Oswestry
SY11 1JR
Oswestry opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.30am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm and Wednesday 9.30am to 1pm
Shrewsbury
The Register Office for the County of Shropshire
Column Lodge
Preston Street
Shrewsbury
SY2 5NY
Shrewsbury opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.15am to 4.30pm
Shrewsbury - Maternity in-patients only for registering births
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Copthorne
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XL
Wem
Edinburgh House
New Street
Wem
SY4 5DB
Wem opening hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10.30am to 2pm
Whitchurch
The Talbot Centre
Whitchurch Business Park
Shakespeare Way
Whitchurch
SY13 1LJ
Whitchurch opening hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 2pm