List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom

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.

See also: History of the Jews in England

Jews in the UK now number around 270,000,^[1] with over 260,000 of these in England, which contains the second largest Jewish population in Europe (behind France) and the fifth largest Jewish community worldwide. The majority of the Jews in England live in and around London, with almost 160,000 Jews in London itself and a further 20,800 in nearby Hertfordshire, primarily in Bushey (4,500), Borehamwood (3,900), and Radlett (2,300). The next most significant population is in Greater Manchester with a community of slightly more than 25,000, primarily in Bury (10,360),^[2] Salford (7,920),^[3] Manchester itself (2,725)^[4] and Trafford (2,490).^[5] There are also significant communities in Leeds (6,760),^[6] Gateshead (3,000),^[7] Brighton (2,730),^[8] Liverpool (2,330),^[9] Birmingham (2,150)^[10] and Southend (2,080).^[11]

East of England

Cambridge and East Anglia

Name	Affiliation/ritual	Location	Web	Ref	Images
Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue	Reform Judaism	Cambridge	website	[12]
Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation (Thompson's Lane Synagogue)	Independent (Ashkenazi) Orthodox	Cambridge	website	[13]
Cambridge University Jewish Society		Cambridge	website	[14]
Chabad of Cambridge	Chabad	Cambridge	website	[15]
Norwich Liberal Jewish Community	Liberal Judaism	Norwich	website	[16]
Norwich Hebrew Congregation	Ashkenazi Orthodox	Norwich	website	[16]
Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community	Liberal Judaism	Peterborough	website	[17][18]
Suffolk Liberal Jewish Community	Liberal Judaism	Suffolk	website	[19]

East Midlands

Name	Affiliation/ritual	Location	Web	Ref	Images
Grimsby Hebrew Congregation (Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue)	Ashkenazi Orthodox	Grimsby	website	[20]
Leicester Hebrew Congregation	Ashkenazi Orthodox	Leicester	website	[21]
Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation	Liberal Judaism	Leicester	website	[22][23]
Lincolnshire Jewish Community	Liberal Judaism	Lincoln	website	[24]
Chabad Lubavitch of Nottingham	Chabad	Nottingham	website	[25]
Nottingham Hebrew Congregation	Ashkenazi Orthodox	Nottingham	website	[26]
Nottingham Liberal Synagogue	Liberal Judaism	Nottingham	website	[23]

Essex

Name	Affiliation/ritual	Location	Web	Ref	Images
Buckhurst Hill Masorti Synagogue (New Essex Masorti Synagogue)	Masorti Judaism	Buckhurst Hill	website	[27]
Chabad Buckhurst Hill	Chabad	Buckhurst Hill	website