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This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivot[nb 1] and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which were previously used as synagogues see List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom.

England

Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

Birmingham and West Midlands

Bristol, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire

Cambridge and East Anglia

Devon and Cornwall

Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Bournemouth

East Midlands

Nottingham

Essex

Hertfordshire

Elstree and Borehamwood

Radlett and Bushey

St Albans

Kent

Greater London and Surrey

Central London

City of London and the East End

East and North East London

North and North West London

South and South East London

West London

South West London and Surrey

North East England

North West England

Blackpool and Lytham St Annes

Liverpool

Greater Manchester

Southport

Oxford

Sussex

Swindon and Wiltshire

Yorkshire

Leeds

Sheffield

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Elsewhere

Wales

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism.

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