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Name Location History (green=ongoing, pink=closed) Ref
56a Infoshop London squatted 1991, then legalised [1]
78 Lyndhurst Way London 2000s [2]
102 Eaton Square London 2017-2017 [3]
121 Centre London 1989-1999 [4]
491 Gallery London 2001-2013 [5]
Argyle Street, Norwich Norwich 1980-1985 [6]
Auto Italia South East London squatted 2007, then legalised (and moved) [7]
Bank of Ideas London 2011-2012 [8]
BASE Bristol squatted 1995, then legalised [9]
Bilston Glen Bilston, Midlothian 2002-? [10]
Bloomsbury Social Centre London 2011-2011 [11]
Bonnington Square London squatted 1980s, then legalised [12]
Cardboard City London 1983-1998 [13]
Centro Iberico London 1980s [14]
City Racing London 1988-1998 [15]
Claremont Road London squatted & evicted 1990s [16]
Cornerhouse Manchester 2017-2017|
Cornwall Terrace London squatted & evicted 1970s [17]
Fairmile Fairmile, Devon squatted & evicted 1990s [18]
Faslane Peace Camp Argyll and Bute 1982 onwards [19]
Focus E15 Open House London 2014-2014 [20]
Frestonia London squatted 1970s, then legalised [21]
Grow Heathrow London 2010-2021 [22]
Hounslow Community Land Project London 2010-2010
Hulme Hippodrome Manchester 2017-2017 [23]
Jones' Hill Wood Wendover 2020-2020 [24]
Hippydilly London 1969-1969 [25]
Matilda Centre Sheffield 2005-2006 [26]
Medina House Brighton 2001-2006 [27]
Occupy London London 2011-2012
Oval Mansions London 1983-2000 [28]
Principality of Sealand North Sea 1967 onwards [29]
rampART London 2004-2009 [30]
Really Free School London series of squats, now evicted, in 2011 [31]
Seven Men of Knoydart Knoydart 1948-1949 [32]
Spike Surplus Scheme London 1999-2009 [33]
St Agnes Place London 1969-2007 [34]
Sutton House London squatted & evicted 1980s, now a National Trust property [35]
The Four Aces Club London squatted, evicted, demolished in 2000s [36]
Titnore Wood Worthing 2006-? [37]
Trancentral London 1980-1992 [38]
Villa Road London squatted 1973 onwards, then legalised [39]

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  4. ^ Cross, Rich (2016). ""Stop the City showed another possibility": Mobilisation and movement in anarcho-punk". In Dines, Mike; Worley, Mike (eds.). The Aesthetic of Our Anger. Anarcho-Punk, Politics and Music. Minor Compositions. ISBN 978-1-57027-318-6.
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  7. ^ Lizzy Davies and Peter Walker (30 January 2012). "Occupy London: evicted protesters criticise bailiffs' 'heavy-handed' tactics". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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  12. ^ "'Cardboard City' meets its Waterloo". BBC News. 1998-02-23. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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  14. ^ Lack, Jessica (12 November 2008). "Artist of the week 15: Paul Noble". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Claremont Road and the M11 Link Road". web.archive.org. Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society. 28 September 2007.
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  20. ^ Harris, John (30 October 2017). "Freedom for Frestonia: the London commune that cut loose from the UK". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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  22. ^ Abbit, Beth (2 September 2017). "Inside Hulme Hippodrome: How squatters have given it a new lease of life". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  23. ^ "HS2 protest: 'More climb trees' at Roald Dahl wood eviction". BBC News. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  24. ^ "1969: Police storm squat in Piccadilly". BBC ON THIS DAY. 21 September 1969. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  25. ^ Heath, Richard (28 June 2006). "Artists leave quietly as showdown fizzles out". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  26. ^ Fitch, Rachel (21 October 2006). "Squatters are finally evicted". Argus. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  27. ^ Lowndes, Sarah (2016). The DIY movement in art, music and publishing : subjugated knowledges. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781315732664. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  28. ^ Payne, Adam (6 December 2017). "WELCOME TO SEALAND: The utterly bizarre independent micronation that's been sitting off the British coast for over 50 years". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  29. ^ "Social centre sqatters finally evicted aftre five year battle". East London advertiser. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  30. ^ O'Brien, Paraic (15 February 2011). "Squatters take over Guy Ritchie's house". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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