Inquests

Find dates of inquests in writing, upcoming inquests and treasure inquests. 

If you can’t find the inquest you want, you can filter by inquest date, type of inquest and name.

Type of inquest

An explanation of some of the terms you might see under the type of inquest heading in the tables:

  • Opening: formal opening of the inquest
  • Review: a case review without a court hearing
  • Pre inquest review: a case management hearing
  • Open and Completion: the inquest will be opened and concluded on the same day
  • Final: inquest hearing will take place
  • Inquest in writing: an inquest without a court hearing
  • Treasure: inquest into treasure that has been found 

Inquests in writing

Inquests in writing are inquests without a hearing in court.

Hearing date Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
10/09/2026 Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hugh Henry Thomas WILSON
11/09/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Anthony BUTLER
25/09/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Ronald Barry SHERMAN
25/09/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Remedios Navarro FORD

Upcoming inquests

Hearing date Time Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
08/09/2026 10:00 Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Christopher Philip WYATT
08/09/2026 10:30 Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite James Christopher WAINWRIGHT
10/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Neil Phillip MARSHALL
16/09/2026 10:00 Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Richard Anthony BOE
16/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ethel FOX
16/09/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jamie Russell BARNES
16/09/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Patricia Ann MILNE
22/09/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Richard Charles HUNT
28/09/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Deven Kristian STUART
28/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
29/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
30/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
30/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob George HARDWICK
30/09/2026 10:30 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul GREATBANKS
01/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
01/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Thomas Matthew HARVEY
02/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
06/10/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ethan David WALSH
07/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sohan Singh MATHARU
08/10/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Tom John TWIST-HULME
08/10/2026 11:00 Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Thomas Levi KNIFTON
13/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Chantelle HENLEY-STOCKS
13/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Brian John WINFIELD
14/10/2026 09:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Ellise Catherine Patricia ASHCROFT
14/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Susan Carol FREEMAN
14/10/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Andrew BURTON
14/10/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hazel Jane SHIPSTON
14/10/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Justin Mark ATKIN
15/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Noah James BURDETT
19/10/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Ann Merlene LANGHAM
19/10/2026 10:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Jacob James PAYTER-HANBY
20/10/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Neil Anthony LOVELL
21/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Janet Ann MORRIS
21/10/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Stephen John FLOOD
21/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul GREATBANKS
21/10/2026 11:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO
22/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Asa BROWN
22/10/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Robert WATERFALL
26/10/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Reginald Charlie MILLS
28/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul CRIGLINGTON
28/10/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hayden JONES-POWELL
28/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder David Godfrey STEVENS
28/10/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul Henry JOHNSON
03/11/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Aryan SHARMA
04/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ruth Vivien JENNINGS
04/11/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Pasquale DIMILTA
10/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Dean Mark QUILTER
11/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder William Richard WILSON
11/11/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rodney Michael CALOW
12/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Graham MESSENGER
12/11/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael David PEARSON
17/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Susan Anne JORDAN
18/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Jean WILLIAMS
18/11/2026 10:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Gemma NORTH
20/11/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler David Christopher SMITH
25/11/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Norma Winifred YOUNG
25/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Paul Eric KNIGHT
26/11/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Neeru PATEL
26/11/2026 12:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Virashi CHAUHAN
26/11/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bhamini KARSAN
26/11/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Anthony Simon JONES
26/11/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Shahab UDDIN
02/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Joshuah James WILLIAMS
02/12/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Tara-Louise LUNN
02/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hugh Henry Thomas WILSON
02/12/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Adam NOBLE
02/12/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul TAYLOR
08/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder James Christopher WAINWRIGHT
09/12/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Christopher Anthony PARKER
09/12/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Terence Roy FLEMING
15/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rhys HANKS
16/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Nuno Miguel De Castro DIAS
16/12/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Darrell Martin YOUNG
30/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Ian GIMSON
30/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ashley David ALDRIDGE
13/01/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Sebastian ZARNOCH
27/01/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Faye Belle DANIEL-FOX
27/01/2027 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Paul BOOTH
27/01/2027 10:45 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Robert LOCKETT
27/01/2027 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sophia MUNANDI
27/01/2027 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Douglas Charles BURTON
27/01/2027 11:45 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Stuart WEST
01/03/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Christopher Anthony PARKER
03/03/2027 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Malcolm Lawrence CLARKE

Treasure inquests

Treasure inquests are inquests into treasure that has been found.

Hearing date Time Location of find Type of hearing and Coroner Treasure title
29/09/2026 10:00 Ashby de la Zouch Treasure Inquest - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Post Medieval Coin Hoard (20)
29/09/2026 10:30 Market Bosworth Treasure Inquest - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bronze Age Gold Ingot
29/09/2026 11:00 Hoton Treasure Inquest - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bronze Age/Early Medieval Gold Ingot

Report treasure

If you find anything you think might be treasure, visit Treasure| British Museum's Portable antiquities scheme for how to report it.

Attending an inquest

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