Oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom

Synagogues may be considered "oldest" based on different criteria.

A number of synagogues that predate the expulsion of the Jews from England have been discovered by archaeologists or by historians in buildings that have been in use for other purposes for many centuries.

A second set of synagogues post-dates the legal return of Jews to England in the seventeenth century.

Still other old synagogue buildings exist, but were sold by the congregation and are now used for other purposes, some as churches or mosques, others for everything from residences to school recital halls.

The Merthyr Synagogue (1872) in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is thought to be the oldest purpose-built synagogue still standing in Wales.