The Probate Registry is responsible for making sure that an applicant is entitled to be given a grant, and to check that any Will produced appears to be properly made.
Probate registries are open Monday to Friday. The majority of them open from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. However I recommend that you check before attending.
Probate Interviews are by appointment only and are arranged by the District or Sub Registry.
Probate Registries Contact Information
For more detailed information Click on the Probate Registry Links in the table below, which will take you to their individual .GOV.UK info pages.
Town / City Telephone Number
Birmingham District Probate Registry 0121 681 3400
Bodmin Probate Sub-Registry 01208 261 581
Brighton District Probate Registry 01273 573 510
Bristol District Probate Registry 0117 366 4961
Cardiff Probate Registry of Wales 029 2047 4373
Carlisle Probate Sub-Registry 0191 211 2170
Caernarfon Probate Sub-Registry 01286 669 755
Chester Probate Sub-Registry 0151 236 8264
Exeter Probate Sub-Registry 0117 366 4960
Gloucester Probate Sub-Registry 01865 793 050
Ipswich District Probate Registry 01473 284 260
Lancaster Probate Sub-Registry 0151 236 8264
Leeds District Probate Registry 0113 389 6133
Leicester Probate Sub-Registry 0116 285 3380
Lincoln Probate Sub-Registry 01522 523 648
Liverpool District Probate Registry 0151 236 8264
London Probate Department 0207 947 6939
Maidstone Probate Sub-Registry 01273 573 510
Manchester District Probate Registry 0161 240 5701
Middlesborough Probate Sub-Registry 0191 211 2170
Newcastle District Probate Registry 0191 211 2170
Norwich Probate Sub-Registry 01603 728 267
Nottingham Probate Sub-Registry 0121 681 3400
Oxford District Probate Registry 01865 793 055
Peterborough Probate Sub-Registry 01733 562 802
Sheffield Probate Sub-Registry 0114 281 2596
Stoke-on-Trent Probate Sub-Registry 0121 681 3400
Winchester District Probate Registry 01962 897 029
York Probate Sub-Registry 0113 389 6133
Related Links
.GOV.UK Probate Registries
Applying For Probate When Someone Dies
Mind At Rest Probate Services