After a Death in Pendle District | Funeral Directors & Support | Funeral Directory

Pendle District

Bereavement support & funeral directors

If someone has died in the Pendle District area, this page will help you understand what to do next, find a trusted funeral director, and access free support tools.

What to do after a death

1

Register the death

This must be done within 5 days (8 in Scotland). Contact your local register office to book an appointment.

2

Choose a funeral director

Pick from vetted, NAFD-accredited directors in your area. They'll guide you through everything.

3

Arrange the funeral

Your funeral director will help plan the service, handle paperwork, and take care of practical details.

4

Sort out the estate

You may need probate. Use our free checker to find out, or speak to a specialist for advice.

Need more detail? Our step-by-step guides cover everything from costs to what happens on the day.

Funeral directors near Pendle District

All NAFD-accredited with verified Google reviews

Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd logo

1. Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd

1.4 miles away

5
(7 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“They accommodated myself and family and made the funeral planning process easy for me to understand and helped me along the way.” — Sharron A.

“After losing my mother during lockdown, Helliwells made the funeral so easy for me and my family. All aspects were efficiently covered.” — Sue. E.

2. Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd

1.7 miles away

5
(4 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“I got a brilliant service when I had these last year” — Wendy

“I would recommend Fred Hamer to organise a service and I will definitely use them again.” — Paula H.

Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd logo

3. Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd

3.4 miles away

NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

Independent funeral directors serving Barnoldswick since 1924, offering compassionate, professional funeral and cremation services.

Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd logo

4. Helliwells Funeral Service Ltd

3.5 miles away

NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

Independent funeral directors serving since 1924, offering funerals, cremations, repatriation and pre-paid plans from their Nelson branch.

Windles Funeral Service logo

5. Windles Funeral Service

3.7 miles away

5
(10 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“Jazmin & Graeme were excellent throughout the daunting process of arranging our mum's funeral - very caring, professional and organized.” — Leigh A.

“Graham, Jasmine and staff are amazing, so good at their jobs and fantastic support to families going through such difficult times.” — Julie A.

6. Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd

4.6 miles away

5
(1 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“A big thank you to Jean and the staff at Fred Hamers for everything they have done for us and for looking after mum. Neil did my mum's celebration of life and it was a wonderful service. You were all fantastic.” — Lynn W.

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7. Hartley Foulds Funeral Service

4.6 miles away

4.8
(26 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“They help and support you through what is a very difficult time... concerned not only that we got the best funeral possible but also emotional and practical support to myself as I arranged my first family funeral on behalf of my dad.” — Tom H.

“Stephanie and Elaine were wonderful in arranging my late husband's funeral. Everything was explained to me, the arrangements were all sorted for me. I had nothing to worry about, nothing was too much trouble for them.” — Brenda T.

Co-op Funeralcare logo

8. Co-op Funeralcare

5.1 miles away

4.5
(11 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“They handled my father's funeral arrangements with care, compassion and I would recommend.” — Gina B.

“Kind, courteous, incredibly helpful and considerate. Declan, Graeme and Jonathan are a true credit to the Co-op.” — Caroline M.

Towneleyside Funeral Home logo

9. Towneleyside Funeral Home

5.9 miles away

NAFD Verified
Burial from £2055 Cremation from £2274
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Meet John, John, John +3

Family-run Alderson & Horan branch in Burnley, offering personal, caring funeral services with 40+ years of experience.

10. Fred Hamer Funeral Services Ltd

5.9 miles away

5
(2 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“The help and support we received from Louise in organising the funeral was superb, she was a joy to deal with. On the day Jean made sure everything ran smoothly for us and the nearly 100 people attending. We cannot recommend this team highly enough.” — Jackie H.

“I sadly lost my son. The guidance, support & advice & sympathy myself & my family received from the team at Fred Hamers was absolutely wonderful, would recommend them to anyone.” — Claire C.

11. Rosegrove & Lowerhouse Funeral Services

6.5 miles away

5
(1 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“Just like to thank David for the amazing support and care he has shown me and my family at this difficult time. I would highly recommend this funeral directors for their personal and caring service.” — Trish H.

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12. Bertwistles Funeral Service

6.7 miles away

4
(4 reviews)
NAFD Verified
Burial Cremation

“A friendly, caring, compassionate and professional service was given by all the team members at Bertwistle Funeral services. Many thanks everyone for your support and assistance at a difficult time.” — Shirley H.

“Wonderful, professional and incredibly caring, this is the second time lovely Nicola and the team have provided their expert services for our family, they go above and beyond and we can't thank them enough” — Michelle G.

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What families are saying

Real 5-star reviews from Google, updated regularly

    5

    We recently used the services of D. Hollowell & Sons (The Oaks Funeral Home) for my dad's funeral. As soon as I met with Anthony I knew straight way that I wanted to use his servi…

    Rob Tierney via Google
    a week ago
    5

    Can honesly say this funaral directors go above and beoned they took great care of my late husband and did everything that was asked they are a amazing Highly recomend them thank…

    Simone Walker via Google
    5

    Just used them for our father's funeral which was slightly more bespoke than most and they helped us every step of the way to achieve our vision. No pressure. Let us do what we wa…

    stephen crocker via Google
    5

    We received an excellent and professional service from Greg & Anthony when we entrusted them with our Mum, The arrangements were excellent and they dealt with all the aspects of …

    Sue Hannan via Google
    5

    It's difficult to express how grateful me and my family are to Ian Hazel Funerals and in particular Luke, Tim and other staff. From the first phone call to the very end they were …

    Pip Smith via Google
    5

    Ballard and Shorthall Crawley recently took care of my mother’s funeral, Maureen Assanah. They had also looked after Dad in 2013. They are a brilliant team, and supported us every…

    S N via Google
    5

    Lewis is an exceptional funeral director. Professional, kind and compassionate throughout, and nothing was ever too much trouble. He was incredibly organised, guided us through ev…

    Afreen Cole via Google
    5

    There are no words or enough stars to describe how amazing and exceptional Nicholas O Haras services and Team are !! Right from the beginning of arranging a funeral plan with Anth…

    Pauline Kelly via Google
    5

    Right from the start to end of communication parkgrove have been so compassionate and thoughtful , they went out their way to accomodate any help or information we needed at the…

    Lindy Ross via Google
    5

    We have used Chadwick’s for our family funerals for years and mum wanted us to use them for her funeral too. They are always so respectful, helpful and compassionate and this time…

    June Pryce via Google