JCR-UK: Jewish Communities in England listed alphabetically

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JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND CONGREGATIONS IN ENGLAND (in alphabetic order)

See separate listings for Greater London, Greater Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

Addlestone, Surrey
Addlestone & District Jewish Congregation^(3,5)

Aldershot, Hampshire
Aldershot Synagogue⁽¹⁾
Aldershot Military Synagogue

Amersham, Buckinghamshire (see also Chesham)
     Amersham United Synagogue Membership Group
     Amersham, Chesham & District Hebrew Congregation

     South Bucks Jewish Community (Liberal)

Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Barnsley Synagogue ⁽³⁾

Barrow-in-Furness^(3,6), Cumbria
Barrow-in-Furness Synagogue ^(3,6)

Basildon, Essex
Basildon Hebrew Congregation

Basingstoke, Hampshire
Basingstoke Hebrew Congregation

Bath^(1,5), Somerset
Bath Hebrew Congregation
Bath Old Synagogue

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (see also Gerrards Cross)
Beaconsfield United Synagogue Membership Group

Bedford^(1,5), Bedfordshire (see also Dunstable) Bedford's first Jewish congregations
Bedford United Hebrew Congregation

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
     Berkhamsted United Synagogue Membership Group

     South Bucks Jewish Community (Liberal)

Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside
    Birkenhead Synagogue

Birmingham^(1,5), West Midlands
     Birmingham Hebrew Congregation
     Birmingham Central Synagogue
     Birmingham Lubavitch Centre
     Birmingham Home for Aged Jews Synagogue
     Birmingham New Synagogue
     Birmingham Progressive Synagogue
     Birmingham's first Jewish congregations
     Midland Reform Synagogue Movement

Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Bishop Auckland Synagogue^(3,5)

Blackburn^(1,5), Lancashire
     Blackburn Hebrew Congregation
     Freckleton Street Hebrew Congregation
     New Hebrew Congregation

Blackpool⁽³⁾, Lancashire
Blackpool Reform Jewish Congregation
Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire - see Milton Keynes

Bolton, Greater Manchester
Bolton Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

Bognor Regis, West Sussex
     Bognor Regis Hebrew Congregation
     Felpham & Middleton Hebrew Congregation

Bootle, Merseyside
    Bootle Synagogue

Borehamwood and Elstree, Hertfordshire
     Borehamwood & Elstree Synagogue
     Liberal Synagogue Elstree
     Ohr Yisrael Synagogue

Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston Hebrew Congregation^(1,5)

Bournemouth⁽¹⁾, Dorset
     Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation^(1,4)
     Bournemouth Reform Synagogue
     Bournemouth Sephardi Association (in Poole)
     Lubavitch Centre

Wessex Liberal Jewish Community

Bradford^(1,2,4,5), West Yorkshire
     Bradford Hebrew Congregation
     Bradford New Hebrew Orthodox Congregation
     Bradford Synagogue for British and Foreign Jews
     lkley Hebrew Congregation

Brighton and Hove^(1,4,5), East Sussex
     Brighton's first Jewish congregations
     Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation
     Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue
     Brighton & Hove Reform Synagogue
     Hove Hebrew Congregation

Bristol^(1,5)
Bristol & West Progressive Jewish Congregation
Bristol Hebrew Congregation^(1,2,4,5,6)

Burnley, Lancashire
Burnley Synagogue⁽³⁾

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Burton-upon-Trent Jewish Community⁽⁵⁾

Bury - see separate section on Greater Manchester

Bushey, Hertfordshire (see also Radlett)
Bushey & District Synagogue^(1,3)

Buxton, Derbyshire
Buxton Hebrew Congregation⁽⁴⁾

Cambridge^(1,5), Cambridgeshire
     Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue
     Cambridge Synagogue
     Cambridge & Suffolk Jewish Community

Canterbury, Kent
Canterbury and District Jewish Community^(1,5)

Canvey Island, Essex
Canvey Island Hebrew Congregation

Chatham, Kent
Chatham Memorial Synagogue^(1,4,5)

Chelmsford, Essex
Chelmsford Jewish Community⁽¹⁾
Chelmsford Reform Synagogue Group

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation^(1,5)

Chesham, Buckinghamshire (see also Amersham)
Chesham Hebrew Congregation
South Bucks Jewish Community (Liberal)

Chester, Cheshire
Chester Hebrew Congregation^(1,3)

Chigwell, Essex
Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue

Chiltern, Buckinghamshire (see Amersham and Chesham)

Cleveleys, Lancashire - see Thornton-Cleveleys

Cliftonville, Kent - see Margate

Colchester, Essex
Colchester and District Jewish Community⁽¹⁾

Coventry^(1,5), West Midlands
Coventry Hebrew Congregation
Coventry Reform Jewish Community

Crawley, West Sussex
Crawley Progressive Jewish Community

Crosby, Merseyside
Crosby and Waterloo Synagogue

Darlington, County Durham
Darlington Hebrew Congregation^(1,3)

Deal, Kent - see Dover

Derby, Derbyshire
Derby Hebrew Congregation

Devonport, Devon - see Plymouth^(1,5)

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (see also Huddersfield)
Dewsbury Synagogue⁽³⁾

Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Doncaster Synagogue^(1,3)

Dorking, Surrey
Dorking Jewish Community Centre

Dover, Kent
Dover Synagogue^(1,3,5)

Dudley, West Midlands
Dudley Jewish Community^(1,3)

Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Dunstable Synagogue
Dunstable United Synagogue Membership Group

Durham, County Durham
Durham Synagogue^(1,3,4,5)

East Anglia - see Norwich

Eastbourne, East Sussex
     Eastbourne Hebrew Congregation
     Eastbourne Progressive Jewish Community

East Grinstead, West Sussex
     East Grinstead & District Jewish Community

Elstree, Hertfordshire - see Borehamwood & Elstree

Epsom, Surrey
Epsom Synagogue⁽³⁾

Exeter, Devon
Exeter Hebrew Congregation^(1,4,5,6⁾

Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth Jewish Congregation^(1,5)

Felpham, West Sussex - see Bognor Regis

Fylde, Lancashire - see Lytham St. Anne's

Gateshead⁽³⁾, Tyne and Wear
     Gateshead Hebrew Congregation
     Kolel Synagogue
     Redheugh Bridge Road Synagogue

Gerrard Cross, Buckinghamshire (see also Beaconsfield)
Gerrards Cross United Synagogue Membership Group

South Bucks Jewish Community (Liberal)

Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Gloucester Old Synagogue^(1,5)

Great Offley, Hertfordshire - see Hitchin

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Great Yarmouth Jewish Congregation^(1,3,4,5)

Grimsby⁽¹⁾, Lincolnshire
Grimsby Hebrew Congregation^(4,5,6)
Grimsby Beth Hamedrash

Guildford, Surrey
Guildford United Synagogue Membership Group
Guildford Synagogue⁽⁵⁾

Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax Community

Halton, Cheshire - see Widnes

Hanley, Staffordshire - see Stoke-on-Trent

Harlow, Essex
Harlow Jewish Community

Hartlepool, County Durham
West Hartlepool Hebrew Congregation^(1,2)

Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Harrogate Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings and St. Leonards Hebrew Congregation⁽¹⁾
Hastings and District Jewish Society

Haversham, Buckinghamshire - see Milton Keynes

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Hemel Hempstead Hebrew Congregation
Hemel Hempstead United Synagogue Membership Group

Hereford, Herefordshire
Herefordshire Jewish Community⁽¹⁾

Hinckley, Leicestershire
Hinckley Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
     High Wycombe Affiliated Synagogue
     High Wycombe United Synagogue Membership Group

Hitchin, Hertfordshire
     Hitchin Hebrew Congregation
     Yeshivas Toras Chessed, Great Offley

Hove, East Sussex - see Brighton and Hove

Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside
Hoylake Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (see also Dewsbury)
Huddersfield Synagogue^(1,3)

Hull^(1,4,5), East Riding of Yorkshire
    Adelaide Street Synagogue
     Dagger Lane Synagogue
     Great Passage Street Synagogue
     Great Thornton Street Synagogue
     Hull Central Synagogue
     Hull Hebrew Congregation
     Hull Old Hebrew Congregation⁽⁵⁾
     Hull Reform Synagogue
     Hull Western Synagogue⁽⁵⁾
     New Hebrew Congregation⁽⁵⁾
     Nile Street Synagogue
     Parade Row Synagogue
     Posterngate Synagogue
     Prince Street Synagogue

Huyton-cum-Roby, Knowsley, Merseyside
Huyton-cum-Roby Hebrew Congregation

Ikley, West Yorkshire - see Bradford

Ilfracombe, Devon
Ilfracombe Hebrew Congregation

Ipswich^(1,5), Suffolk
Ipswich Liberal Jewish Group
Ipswich Old Jewish Congregation

Kettering, Northamptonshire
Kettering United Synagogue Membership Group

Kings Lynn^(1,5), Norfolk
     High Street Synagogue
     Tower Street Synagogue
     King's Lynn Hebrew Congregation

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire - see Hull

Kirklees, West Yorkshire - see Dewsbury & Huddersfield

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Leamington & District Progressive Jewish Group⁽¹⁾

Leeds - see separate Leeds^(1,2,5) section

Leicester^(1,3,5), Leicestershire
     Leicester Beit Hamedrash
     Leicester Hebrew Congregation
     Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation⁽⁴⁾
     Leicester Reform Group

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex - see Southend-on-Sea

Letchworth, Hertfordshire
     Hall Mead Synagogue, Letchworth
     Letchworth Hebrew Congregation
     Letchworth Talmud Torah
     Scouts Hill Synagogue, Letchworth
     Simmons' Hall Synagogue, Letchworth
     Synagogue at Girls' School, Letchworth

Lincoln⁽¹⁾, Lincolnshire
Lincoln Orthodox Jewish Congregation
Lincoln Jewish Community (Progressive)

Liverpool - see separate Liverpool^(1,3,5) section

London - see separate sections on Greater London^(1,3,4,5,6)

Loughton, Essex
     Loughton Synagogue

Luton, Bedfordshire
     Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue
     Luton Hebrew Congregation

Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire
     St. Anne's Hebrew Congregation

Macclesfield, Cheshire
     Macclesfield Hebrew Congregation
     Macclesfield United Synagogue Membership Group

Maidstone⁽¹⁾, Kent
Kent Liberal Jewish Community

Maidenhead⁽³⁾, Berkshire (see also Windsor)
Maidenhead Hebrew Congregation
Maidenhead Synagogue

Manchester - see separate section on Greater Manchester^(1,3,4,5)

Margate^(1,5), Kent
Margate Hebrew Congregation^(3,5)

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation^(1,2,5)

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
     Bletchley Hebrew Congregation
     Haversham Jewish Community & Synagogue
     Milton Keynes & District Reform Synagogue

Minehead, Somerset
     Minehead Jewish Community

Medway, Kent - see Chatham

Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury and District Hebrew Congregation⁽³⁾

Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Hebrew Congregation^(1,3,4,5,6)

Newcastle on Tyne^(1,5), Tyne and Wear
     Charlotte Square Synagogue
     Corporation Street Synagogue
     Corporation Street Synagogue
     Gosforth & Kenton Hebrew Congregation
     Jesmond Hebrew Congregation⁽⁴⁾
     Newcastle Beth Hamedrash
     Newcastle Old Hebrew Congregation⁽⁴⁾
     Newcastle Reform Synagogue⁽⁴⁾
     Newcastle United Hebrew Congregation
     Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue
     Temple Street Synagogue

Norwich^(1,5), Norfolk
Norwich Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Progressive Jewish Community of East Anglia

Northampton, Northamptonshire
Northampton Hebrew Congregation

North Shields⁽¹⁾, Tyne and Wear
North Shields Synagogue⁽³⁾

North Tyneside⁽¹⁾, Tyne and Wear
North Shields Synagogue⁽³⁾ Whitley Bay Hebrew Congregation

No ttingham^(1,5), Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Hebrew Congregation
Nottingham Progressive Jewish Congregation

Oldham, Greater Manchester
Oldham Synagogue

Oxford^(1,3,5), Oxfordshire
     Oxford Jewish Congregation⁽⁵⁾
     Oxford Jewish Congregation - Masorti Group
     Oxford Jewish Congregation - Progressive Jewish Group

Paignton, Devon - see Torbay

Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith Hebrew Congregation

Penzance, Cornwall
Penzance Jewish Congregation^(1,5)

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
     Peterborough Hebrew Congregation
     Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community
     Peterborough United Synagogue Membership Group

Plymouth^(1,5), Devon
Devonport Synagogue
Plymouth Hebrew Congregation

Poole, Dorset (see also Bournemouth)⁽¹⁾
Bournemouth Sephardi Association

Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth and Southsea Hebrew Congregation^(1,4,5)

Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Potters Bar and Brookmans Park Affiliated Synagogue

Preston, Lancashire
Preston Synagogue^(1,5)

Radlett, Hertfordshire
Radlett Synagogue
Radlett & Bushey Reform Synagogue

Ramsgate^(1,5), Kent
    Lubavitch Foundation
     Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
     Thanet & District Reform Synagogue

Reading⁽³⁾, Berkshire
     Reading Hebrew Congregation
     Reading Liberal Jewish Community
     Tilehurst United Synagogue Membership Group

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Rickmansworth & Croxley Green United Synagogue Membership Group

Rochester, Kent - see Chatham

St Albans, Hertfordshire
St Albans Masorti Synagogue
St Albans (United) Synagogue⁽⁴⁾

St. Anne's, Lancashire - see Lytham St. Anne's

St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex - see Hastings

Salford - see separate section on Greater Manchester

Seacombe, Merseyside - see Wallasey

Sefton⁽¹⁾ - see Bootle, Crosby & Southport

Sheerness, Kent
Sheerness Synagogue^(1,5)

Sheffield^(1,5), South Yorkshire

     Figtree Lane Synagogue
     Holly Street Synagogue
     New Church Street Synagogue⁽¹⁾     Sheffield & District Reform Jewish Congregation
     Sheffield Central Hebrew Congregation⁽¹⁾
     Sheffield Jewish Congregation and Centre⁽¹⁾     Sheffield New Hebrew Congregation
     Yanashker Synagogue

Shenley, Hertfordshire
Shenley United Jewish Community

Slough^(1,5), Berkshire (see also Windsor)
Slough & Windsor Affiliated Synagogue⁽⁵⁾
Slough United Synagogue Membership Group

Solihull, West Midlands
Solihull & District Hebrew Congregation

Southampton^(1,5), Hampshire
Southampton Hebrew Congregation
South Hampshire Reform Jewish Community

Southend-on-Sea⁽¹⁾, Essex
Southend and District Reform Synagogue⁽⁴⁾
Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation⁽¹⁾

Southport⁽¹⁾, Merseyside
Southport Hebrew Congregation
Southport New Synagogue

Southsea, Hampshire - see Portsmouth

South Shields, Tyne and Wear
South Shields Hebrew Congregation^(1,3)

Staines, Surrey
    Staines, Egham and District Utd. Synagogue Membership
                                                                                                Group
     Staines and District Affiliated Synagogue

Stockport⁽³⁾ - see separate section on Greater Manchester

Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Stockton-on-Tees Synagogue^(1,6)

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent Hebrew Congregation^(1,3,4,5,6)

Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud Jewish Congregation^(1,3,5)

Sunderland^(1,5⁾, Tyne and Wear
    Polish Synagogue
     Sunderland Beth Hamedrash
     Sunderland Hebrew Congregation
     Sunderland Yeshiva Synagogue

Swindon, Wiltshire
    Swindon Hebrew Congregation
     Swindon Reform Jewish Community

Thames Ditton, Elmbridge, Surrey
    Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Thanet, Kent - see Margate & Ramsgate

Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
     Thornton-Cleveleys Synagogue

Tilehurst, Berkshire - see Reading

Torbay⁽¹⁾, Devon
Paignton Hebrew Congregation
Torquay United Hebrew Congregation

Torquay, Devon - see Torbay

Totnes, Devon
Totnes Jewish Community

Trafford - see separate section on Greater Manchester

Truro⁽¹⁾, Cornwall
Kehillat Kernow (Cornwall Community)

Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside
Seacombe Synagogue
Wallasey Hebrew Congregation

Walsall, West Midlands
Walsall Hebrew Congregation^(1,3,5)

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Walton-on-the-Naze Hebrew Congregation

Warwick, Warwickshire - see Leamington Spa

Watford, Hertfordshire
Watford & District Synagogue^(1,3)

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
    Welwyn Garden City Synagogue
     Welwyn Garden City United Synagogue Membership
                                                                                            Group

Wessex - see Bournemouth

Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex - see Southend-on-Sea

West Hartlepool, County Durham - see Hartlepool

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
     Weston-super-Mare Hebrew Congregation

Weybridge, Surrey
     North West Surrey Synagogue

Whitehaven, Cumbria
Whitehaven Jewish Community⁽³⁾

Widnes, Cheshire
Widnes Synagogue⁽³⁾

Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
Whitley Bay Hebrew Congregation

Wigan, Greater Manchester
Wigan Synagogue^(3,5)

Wilmslow, Cheshire
Wilmslow and District Jewish Community

Winchester, Hampshire
Winchester Jewish Community⁽¹⁾

Windsor^(1,5), Berkshire (see also Maidenhead and Slough)
Windsor United Synagogue Membership Group
Windsor & Slough United Synagogue Membership Group

Wirral⁽¹⁾, Merseyside - see Birkenhead, Hoylake & Wallasey

Woking, Surrey
Woking United Synagogue Membership Group

Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Wolverhampton Synagogue^(1,3,4,5)

Worcester, Worcestershire
Worcester United Synagogue Membership Group
Worcester Hebrew Congregation

Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Worksop Hebrew Congregation^(1,3,5)

Worthing, West Sussex
Worthing & District Hebrew Congregation

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - see High Wycombe

Yarmouth, Norfolk - see Great Yarmouth

York, North Yorkshire
York Hebrew Congregation^(1,3)

⁽¹⁾ Community records (as listed) in All-UK Database.

⁽²⁾ Pages with their own searchable databases.

⁽³⁾ Pages with press reports on the community.

⁽⁴⁾ Pages with photographs.

⁽⁵⁾ Pages with articles and other contributed material.

⁽⁶⁾ Pages with browsable lists.

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