List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
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London
- Amhurst Road Synagogue, Shacklewell, Hackney. Now closed.
- Bevis Marks SynagogueBevis Marks Synagogue----Bevis Marks Synagogue is located off Bevis Marks, in the City of London. The synagogue, affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community, is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom still in use...
, (City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
) - Bromley Reform SynagogueBromley Reform SynagogueBromley Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in the London Borough of Bromley; it serves the areas of south east London and north west Kent including Bromley, Beckenham, Orpington, Blackheath, Dartford, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells....
- Dalston SynagogueDalston SynagogueThe Dalston Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship in Newington Green, North London, from about 1885 to 1970. It was also known as the Poets Road Synagogue and was not in Dalston, another area of north-east London...
, Poets Road, Newington GreenNewington GreenNewington Green is an open space in north London which straddles the border between Islington and Hackney. It gives its name to the surrounding area, roughly bounded by Ball's Pond Road to the south, Petherton Road to the west, the southern section of Stoke Newington with Green Lanes-Matthias Road...
, (c. 1875- 1970) - Dollis Hill SynagogueDollis Hill SynagogueThe Dollis Hill Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish house of worship in Dollis Hill, London, England.The congregation first came together in the early part of the 20th century, following an increase of Jewish immigration from the European continent to London...
- Ealing Liberal SynagogueEaling Liberal SynagogueEaling Liberal Synagogue is a liberal synagogue in the London borough of Ealing affiliated with the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues. Despite its small size the synagogue remains an important part of Ealing life, also serving as a polling station in local, national and European...
- Fieldgate Street Great SynagogueFieldgate Street Great SynagogueFieldgate Street Great Synagogue, located at 41 Fieldgate Street in the East End of London, was established in 1899. In 1950 it was rebuilt after damaged caused by a German air raid during WWII. It is currently surrounded on three sides by the East London Mosque...
, (East EndEast End of LondonThe East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
) - Great Synagogue of LondonGreat Synagogue of LondonThe Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.-History:...
, (City of LondonCity of LondonThe City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
) - Machzike HadathMachzike HadathThe Machzike Hadath community synagogue is a Lithuanian, Ashkenazi synagogue founded in 1891.The synagogue, also known as the Spitalfields Great Synagogue, was founded in 1891 in the East End of London, England. In 1893, it merged with the Machzike Shomrei Shabbat Synagogue of Booth Street...
, (East EndEast End of LondonThe East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
) - New West End Synagogue, St. Petersburgh PlaceNew West End SynagogueThe New West End Synagogue, located in St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, London, is one of the Oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom still functioning. It is one of two synagogues which have been awarded Grade I listed status by the British government and has been described by English Heritage as...
- North Western Reform SynagogueNorth Western Reform SynagogueThe North Western Reform Synagogue was founded in 1933 and is one of the largest Progressive synagogues in the United Kingdom. It has around 2000 adult and 900 child members, and is twinned with the Leo Baeck Community Centre in Haifa and to the Jewish community in Kerch, a city in Ukraine...
, (Golders GreenGolders GreenGolders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. Although having some earlier history, it is essentially a 19th century suburban development situated about 5.3 miles north west of Charing Cross and centred on the crossroads of Golders Green Road and Finchley Road.In the...
) - Ohel David Eastern SynagogueOhel David Eastern SynagogueThe Ohel David Eastern Synagogue is a Sephardi Orthodox synagogue based in Golders Green, North London. Its members include Sephardi Jews from many parts of the world, especially Iraqi and other Mizrahi Jews.- History :The synagogue was established in 1959...
, (Golders GreenGolders GreenGolders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. Although having some earlier history, it is essentially a 19th century suburban development situated about 5.3 miles north west of Charing Cross and centred on the crossroads of Golders Green Road and Finchley Road.In the...
) - Sandys Row SynagogueSandys Row SynagogueSandy's Row Synagogue is an historic Grade II listed synagogue in the East End of London.-History:The building was constructed in 1766 by refugee French Huguenots as a community church, named L'Eglise de l'Artillerie , on a small street called Parliament Court, Artillery Street, in Bishopsgate...
, (East EndEast End of LondonThe East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
) - South East London SynagogueSouth East London SynagogueThe South East London Synagogue was established in 1888 by Ashkenazi Jews who had immigrated from Eastern Europe. It was refused membership of the United Synagogue, but was admitted to the Federation of Synagogues. Immanuel Jakobovits was the rabbi just after the Second World War.-History:The...
- Stanmore and Canons Park SynagogueStanmore and Canons Park SynagogueStanmore and Canons Park Synagogue has the largest community of any single orthodox synagogue in the whole of Europe. It is a constituent of the United Synagogue...
- Wembley United SynagogueWembley United SynagogueWembley Synagogue is a synagogue in Wembley, London in England. It is part of the United Synagogue family of synagogues and offers an extensive range of religious, spiritual and social activities.-Synagogue:...
- Western Marble Arch SynagogueWestern Marble Arch SynagogueThe Western Marble Arch Synagogue was founded 1761. Currently the Western Marble Arch Synagogue is a leading modern orthodox synagogue based in central London, England...
- West London SynagogueWest London SynagogueThe West London Synagogue of British Jews was established on 15 April 1840. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom and the oldest Reform synagogue in the UK.-History:...
- Whitechapel Road Synagogue, now closed.
- Wlodawa Synagogue, (East EndEast End of LondonThe East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
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Elsewhere
- BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
– Severn Street SynagogueSevern Street SynagogueThe Severn Street Synagogue, built in 1813 as a synagogue in Birmingham, England, is now the Athol Masonic Hall. -History:Severn Street was newly carved out of the former Gooch Estate when the synagogue was built in 1809... - Birmingham – Singers Hill SynagogueSingers Hill SynagogueThe Birmingham Hebrew Congregation Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building comprising 26, 26A and 26B Blucher Street in central Birmingham, England.Built in 1856, it was designed by Yeoville Thomason...
- Blackpool United Hebrew CongregationBlackpool United Hebrew CongregationThe Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation is an Ashkenazi orthodox synagogue in Blackpool, England.-History:Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation was founded in about 1907 with the merger of Blackpool Hebrew Congregation which had been founded in 1898 and Blackpool New Orthodox Hebrew Congregation...
- Bournemouth Hebrew CongregationBournemouth Hebrew CongregationThe Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation is a synagogue in Bournemouth, England.-History:The congregation formed in 1905. It built its present building in 1911...
- Bournemouth Reform SynagogueBournemouth Reform SynagogueBournemouth Reform Synagogue , also known as BRS, is a Reform Jewish synagogue of over 500 members in the heart of Bournemouth.- History :...
- BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
– Brighton and Hove Reform SynagogueBrighton and Hove Reform SynagogueBrighton and Hove Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in Hove.- History and Affiliation :The community was founded in 1955 with temporary accommodation and the synagogue was dedicated in 1967 to serve a rapidly growing community. The 400-capacity building was designed by Derek Sharp... - Brighton – Middle Street SynagogueMiddle Street Synagogue, BrightonThe Middle Street Synagogue is a synagogue in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was the centre for Jewish worship in Brighton and Hove for more than a century, and has been called Brighton's second most important historic building...
- Brighton – Regency Synagogue, Devonshire PlaceBrighton Regency SynagogueThe Brighton Regency Synagogue is a former synagogue in Brighton noted for the elegance of its Regency architecture. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building....
- Brighton – Roof-top Synagogue, Brunswick TerraceRoof-top synagogueThe Roof-top synagogue was a private synagogue built on the roof of the home of Philip Salomons on the Regency-era Brunswick estate in Hove, now a constituent part of the English city of Brighton and Hove...
- Canterbury Old Synagogue
- Cheltenham SynagogueCheltenham SynagogueThe Cheltenham Synagogue is a synagogue in Cheltenham noted for its Regency architecture. It is an independent congregation located in the town centre on Synagogue Lane, off St James's Square....
- Exeter SynagogueExeter synagogueExeter Synagogue is located in Synagogue Place, in Mary Arches within the old city of Exeter, Devon,and is the third oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom. Originally built as a Sephardi synagogue for Dutch Jews trading in Exeter, it is now a synagogue of the Ashkenazi rite...
- Guildford SynagogueGuildford SynagogueGuildford Synagogue refers both to a probably medieval synagogue and to a modern congregation in Guildford, England.-Medieval synagogue:The Jews probably arrived in Guildford during the 12th Century. It is widely believed that they built a synagogue in the High Street, on a site that is now owned...
- Lincoln Jew's Court SynagogueJew's CourtJews' Court is the Oldest synagogue in the British Isles. A Norman building on Steep Hill in Lincoln, immediately above Jew's House, it is dated to between 1150 and 1180...
- LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
– Princes Road SynagoguePrinces Road SynagoguePrinces Road Synagogue, located in Toxteth, Liverpool in England, is the home of the Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation. It came into existence when the Jewish community in Liverpool in the late 1860s decided to build itself a new synagogue, reflecting the status and wealth of the community...
, - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
– Bury Hebrew CongregationBury Hebrew CongregationBury Hebrew Congregation, also known in Hebrew as Bet Knesset Sha'ar HahShamayim is an Orthodox synagogue, serving the Jewish community in the Sunnybank, Unsworth and Hollins area of North Manchester.- History :... - Manchester – Heaton Park Hebrew CongregationHeaton Park Hebrew CongregationHeaton Park Hebrew Congregation is a large Ashkenazi Orthodox synagogue located in North Manchester, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1935, and in 2010 had between 500 and 749 members. Under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Reverend Leslie Olsberg MBE led the congregation for 35...
- Manchester – South Manchester SynagogueSouth Manchester SynagogueThe name South Manchester Synagogue refers to both an Orthodox Jewish community in south Manchester, England and to the buildings that it occupies...
- Manchester – Spanish and Portuguese SynagogueManchester Jewish MuseumManchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester, England over the last 200 years. It occupies the former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road and is a grade II* listed building...
- NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
– Jesmond SynagogueJesmond SynagogueThe Jesmond Synagogue is a former synagogue in the Jesmond neighbourhood of Newcastle upon Tyne, in northeast England.The synagogue, on Eskdale Terrace in Jesmond, was built in 1914-15 by Marcus Kenneth Glass in an Art Deco interpretation of Byzantine Revival style. The porch has a triple arcade... - Northampton Medieval SynagogueNorthampton Medieval SynagogueThe Northampton Medieval Synagogue is an archaeological site and medieval synagogue building in Sheep Street, Northampton, England.The synagogue was discovered in 2010 by Marcus Roberts of National Anglo-Jewish Heritage Trail after many years of researching Northampton's medieval Jewish history...
- Plymouth SynagoguePlymouth SynagogueThe Plymouth Synagogue is a synagogue in the city of Plymouth, England. Built in 1762 it is a Listed Grade II* building and the oldest synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English speaking world. -History:...
- Portsmouth and Southsea SynagoguePortsmouth and Southsea SynagogueThe Portsmouth and Southsea Synagogue, also known as the Portsmouth Hebrew Congregation, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in Elm Grove, Southsea in Portsmouth, England. It is one of the oldest Jewish congregations in England. It was founded circa 1747 and had a rabbinate of its own...
- RamsgateRamsgateRamsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main...
– Montefiore SynagogueMontefiore synagogueThe Montefiore Synagogue was the private synagogue of Sir Moses Montefiore. It is an 1833, Grade II* listed building in Ramsgate, Kent, England.-History:The synagogue was in the European tradition of great men having private chapels on their estates... - Sunderland SynagogueSunderland SynagogueThe Sunderland Synagogue is a former synagogue building in Sunderland, England.The synagogue, on Ryhope Road , was designed by architect Marcus Kenneth Glass and completed in 1928. The synagogue was listed as a Grade II historic structure in 1999. The congregation ceased meeting in 2006...
Scotland 
Scotland
- GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
– Garnethill SynagogueGarnethill SynagogueGarnethill Synagogue is the historic cathedral synagogue of Scotland. It is located in Garnethill, Glasgow.The synagogue was designed by John McLeod and Nathan S. Joseph and built in 1879-81.... - Glasgow – Giffnock SynagogueGiffnock SynagogueGiffnock and Newlands Synagogue, located at 222 Fenwick Road in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire , is the largest Jewish religious congregation in Scotland...
- Glasgow – Glasgow Reform SynagogueGlasgow Reform SynagogueGlasgow Reform Synagogue is a synagogue in Glasgow. It is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism and is the only Reform synagogue in Scotland. It is based in Newton Mearns on the south side of Glasgow...
External links
- JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records - United Kingdom) for a complete list of synagogues (past and present) in the United Kingdom
- Chabad-Lubavitch Centers in England
- Federation of Synagogues website
- Liberal Judaism website - List of Congregations
- Synagogues in London
- Movement for Reform Judaism website
- United Synagogue website