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List of mosques in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of notable mosques in the United Kingdom listed by regions in Scotland, England and Wales.

England

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London

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Name Images Location Year Groups Remarks
EAST LONDON
Brick Lane Mosque
(also known as Jamme Masjid)
East End 1976 U
Ramadan Masjid
(also known as Shacklewell Lane Mosque) 		Dalston 1977 U Building originally housed the New Dalston Synagogue
Forest Gate Central Masjid Forest Gate
Suleymaniye Mosque
Haggerston 1999 UKTICC The tallest minaret in the United Kingdom
Waltham Forest Islamic Association
(also known as Jamia Ghousia Masjid, Lea Bridge Road Mosque, or WFIA) 		Leyton 1966 B
Baitul Ahad Mosque[1] Plaistow 2008 AMJ Initially a synagogue, then a church, before it was converted into a mosque
Abbey Mills Mosque
(also known as Masjid e Ilyas, London Markaz or West Ham Markaz)
Stratford 1996 TJ/D[2] Greater London Tablighi Jamaat HQ
Masjid Abdul Aziz bin Baz
(also known as Masjid bin Baz) 		Stratford 2014 SA First Salafi mosque in East London
Markazi Masjid Tower Hamlets
Wapping Noorani Masjid & Cultural Centre Wapping 2012 U Previously used as commercial offices
East London Mosque
Whitechapel 1985 JI One of the few mosques in the United Kingdom permitted to use loudspeakers to broadcast the call to prayer[3]
NORTH LONDON
Muslim Welfare House North London 1976
Madina Mosque Trust
(also known as Clapton Masjid or Madina Masjid)
Clapton 1984 D
Rumi Mosque
(also known as Rumi Community Centre and Mevlana Rumi Camii) 		Edmonton 2008 UKTIA It was the first mosque in the United Kingdom to have appointed a female head of mosque[4]
Finsbury Park Mosque
(also known as North London Central Mosque and Abu Hamza Masjid)
Finsbury Park 1994 SA
London Islamic Cultural Society & Mosque
(also known as Leytonstone Islamic Association)
Hornsey 1998 U The mosque extension sits atop the site of Wood Green & Hornsey Synagogue, acquired by the mosque in 1987
Leytonstone Masjid
(also known as Wightman Road Mosque)
Leytonstone 1976 D
Palmers Green Mosque[5]
(also known as Muslim Community and Education Centre)
Palmers Green 1995 U
London Central Mosque
Regent's Park 1977 Sunni Capacity of 5,000 worshippers
Aziziye Mosque
Stoke Newington 1983 UKTIA
Wembley Central Mosque
Wembley 1985 Sunni A former church building, converted to a mosque in 1985
SOUTH LONDON
Brixton Mosque
Brixton 1990 SA
Tahir Mosque[6] Catford (SE) 2012 AMJ It was previously used as offices by Lewisham Council
Darul Amaan Mosque Colliers Wood 1978 D
Baitus Subhan Mosque[7] Croydon AMJ
Croydon Mosque
(all known as Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre)
Croydon 1967 Capacity of 3,000 worshippers
Baitus Subhan Mosque[8] Croydon AMJ
Baitul Ehsan Mosque[9] Mitcham 2017 AMJ
Baitul Futuh Mosque
(also known as the Morden Mosque) 		Morden 2003 AMJ One of the largest mosques in Western Europe, with capacity of 13,000 worshippers. Completed in at a cost of £15 million, entirely from donations of British Ahmadis
Fazl Mosque
(also known as The London Mosque)
Southfields 1926 AMJ The first purpose-built mosque in London, inaugurated on 23 October 1926
Wimbledon Mosque Wimbledon 1976 D The first mainstream purpose-built mosque in South London and one of the first purpose-built mosques in London.[10]
WEST LONDON
Baitul Wahid Mosque[11] Feltham 2012 AMJ Capacity of 700 worshippers
Harrow Central Mosque
Harrow 2011 Sunni Completed in 1980, the house structure was rebuilt in the 2010s[12]
Baitul Aman Mosque[13] Hayes 2012 AMJ
Darus Salaam Mosque[14] Southall 2020 AMJ
White City Mosque
(also known as White City Musalla, The Egyptian House or Fine Islamic Centre)
White City 2015 U

North East

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Nasir Mosque
Hartlepool 2005 AMJ The first purpose-built mosque in the city
Farooq E Azam Mosque and Islamic Centre Stockton-on-Tees 2017 First mosque in the North-East to be able to play the call to prayer, or Adhan once a week
Anware Madinah Masjid Sunderland 2018 The largest mosque in the city

North West

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Blackpool Central Mosque
(also known as Blackpool Central Mosque and Islamic Community Centre)
Blackpool 2005 Sunni Capacity of 500 worshippers
Noor-A-Madina Mosque Blackpool 2010 Sunni Capacity of 200 worshippers
Al-Rahma mosque
Liverpool 1974 Sunni Third mosque in the United Kingdom
Bait-ul-Lateef Mosque
Liverpool 2016 AMJ A former church
Darul Amaan Mosque
Manchester 2012 AMJ
Didsbury Mosque
Manchester 1962 SA Completed in 1883 as Albert Park Methodist Chapel
Manchester Central Mosque
Manchester B Also known as Victoria Park Mosque, sometimes referred to as Jamia Mosque
North Manchester Jamé Masjid[15] Manchester It is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe. The mosque is open to all men and women, and its main prayer halls currently hold between 2,500 and 3,000 people during a Friday service, with over 15,000 worshippers walking through the mosque's doors during the multiple services held on the religious festivals of Eid.
Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre
Oldham 1987 One of Oldham's oldest mosques. Building dating back to 1881 was previously a Ukrainian Catholic Church, and a school before it.[16]
Westwood Mosque
(formerly Oldham Muslim Centre) 		Oldham 2008 Affiliated with East London Mosque and the Islamic Forum of Europe
Jamea Masjid
Preston 1984 D Recognised as the Central Masjid of Preston and also known for its 'castle-like' Islamic architectural design

South East

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Al Medinah Mosque
Brighton 1991[17]
Brighton Mosque
Brighton Late 1970s Also known as Al-Quds Mosque, it was the first mosque in Brighton[17]
Chesham Mosque
Chesham 2005 Sunni
Noor Mosque
Crawley 2014 AMJ A former church, converted into a mosque
Nasir Mosque[18] Gillingham 2014 AMJ The building, originally known as Nasir Hall, was home to the Lower Gillingham Liberal and Radical Club until the early 1970s. It has been used by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community since 1975
Mid Sussex Islamic Centre & Mosque Haywards Heath 2010 Converted from a church hall in 2010 at a cost of over £250,000[19]


Madina Mosque
Horsham 2008 D Built in 1857 as the Jireh Independent Baptist Chapel[20]
Mubarak Mosque
Tilford 2019 AMJ[21] It currently serves as the mosque on the site of the international headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, known as Islamabad (English: Place of Islam).
Shah Jahan Mosque
Woking 1889 Sunni

South West

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Bristol Jamia Mosque
Bristol 1968 Sunni First mosque in Bristol. Largest mosque in south-west England.
Easton Jamia Mosque
Bristol 2017 Sunni Unique transparent dome
Exeter Mosque Exeter 2011 Sunni
Plymouth Islamic Education Trust Plymouth 2007

East of England

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Cambridge Central Mosque[22]
Cambridge 2019 U

East Midlands

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Baitul Ikram Mosque[23]
Leicester 2016 AMJ
Baitul Hafeez Mosque[24] Nottingham 2018 AMJ

West Midlands

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
As-Salafi Mosque Birmingham 2002 Salafi
Birmingham Central Mosque
Birmingham 1981 D[25]
Darul Barakaat Mosque
Birmingham 2004 AMJ Capacity of 500 worshippers[26]
Ghamkol Shariff Masjid
Birmingham 1992 B One of the largest mosques in Western Europe, with capacity of 5,000 worshippers
Green Lane Masjid
Birmingham 1970s SA[27] Built 1893–1902 as a public library and baths
Masjid As-Salafi Birmingham 2002 SA
Dudley Central Mosque Dudley
Baitul Ghafoor Mosque[28] Halesowen 2012 AMJ Capacity of up to 600 worshippers
Baitul Ehsan Mosque[29] Leamington Spa 2008 AMJ The mosque was opened at the former James West Centre in Adelaide Road
Redditch Central Mosque
Redditch 1974 Capacity of 1,500 worshippers
Telford Central Mosque Telford D[30] Also known as the Shropshire Islamic Foundation
Baitul Muqeet Mosque[31] Walsall 2018 AMJ
Baitul Ata Mosque Wolverhampton 2012 AMJ[32] A former church before being acquired and converted into a mosque

Yorkshire and the Humber

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Al Mahdi Mosque
Bradford 2008 AMJ Holds 1,000 worshippers[33]
Baitul Hamd Mosque Bradford 1980 AMJ
Bradford Grand Mosque
Bradford 2013 Sunni Muslim Mosque nearing completion with a capacity of 8,000 worshippers and also known as Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque
Markazi Masjid
Dewsbury 1982 TJ European headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat movement
Baitus Samad
Huddersfield AMJ
Baitul Tauhid Mosque Huddersfield 2008 AMJ This mosque was converted from a cricket club
Leeds Grand Mosque
Leeds Sunni Muslim[citation needed]
Makkah Masjid
Leeds
Stratford Street mosque
Leeds Sunni Muslim Officially the Omar Mosque or Masjid-e-Umar
Baitus Salaam Mosque Scunthorpe 2002[a] AMJ Capacity of 250-300 worshippers
Baitul Afiyat Mosque[34] Sheffield 2008 AMJ
Madina Mosque
Sheffield 2006 B Also known as the Wolseley Road Mosque
York Mosque and Islamic Centre York JI

Scotland

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre Aberdeen
Syed Shah Mustafa Jamee Mosque Aberdeen
Al Maktoum Mosque Dundee
Dundee Central Mosque
Dundee 2000 D[35] Also known as the Jamia Mosque
Jame Masjid Bilal Dundee
Masjid Tajdare Madina Dundee
Edinburgh Central Mosque
Edinburgh 1998 W Officially known as the King Fahd Mosque and Islamic Centre of Edinburgh
Falkirk Islamic Centre[36] Falkirk 1992 Sunni Muslim
Al-Furqan Mosque Glasgow
Bait Ur Rahman Mosque[37]
Glasgow 1984 AMJ[38] Designed by Sinclair and Ballantine and completed in 1904, as Masonic Halls
Glasgow Central Mosque
Glasgow 1983 D[39]
Hillview Islamic & Education Centre
Glasgow 2021 Sunni Muslim Also known as Hillview Masjid
Masjid Noor Glasgow 1998 TJ/D Also known as Glasgow Markaz
Zia-ul-Quran Mosque Glasgow 2000 B Also known as Kenmure St Masjid

Wales

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Name Images City Year Groups Remarks
Al-Manar Centre
Cardiff 1992 SA Formerly known as Masjid-e-Abu Hurairah
Shah Jalal Mosque Cardiff
Masjid-e-Zawiyah
Sadiq Mosque
Rhyl AMJ Formerly the 'Salem Chapel'
Swansea Mosque
Swansea 1980s SA[40] Formerly St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Group

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AMJ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
B Barelvi
D Deobandi
JI Jamaat-e-Islami
SA Salafi
SU Sufi Islam
UKTICC UK Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre
UKTIA United Kingdom Turkish Islamic Association
TJ Tablighi Jamaat
W Wahhabism
M Muslim Community

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Officially inaugurated in 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "Baitul Ahad Mosque - Newham". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  2. ^ "Home". www.london-markaz.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. ^ Eade, John (1996). "Nationalism, Community, and the Islamization of Space in London". In Metcalf, Barbara Daly (ed.). Making Muslim Space in North America and Europe. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520204042. Retrieved 19 April 2015. As one of the few mosques in Britain permitted to broadcast calls to prayer (azan), the mosque soon found itself at the center of a public debate about "noise pollution" when local non-Muslim residents began to protest.
  4. ^ admin. "About Us". Rumi Mosque. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  5. ^ "Palmers Green Mosque". Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Tahir Mosque - Catford". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  7. ^ "Baitus Subhan - Croydon". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  8. ^ "Baitus Subhan - Croydon". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  9. ^ "Baitul Ehsan Mosque - Mitcham". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  10. ^ "Wimbledon Mosque – Your Mosque. Our community". Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. ^ "Baitul Wahid Mosque - Feltham". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  12. ^ "Mosque – Harrow Central Mosque". Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  13. ^ "Baitul Aman Mosque - Hayes". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  14. ^ "Darus Salaam Mosque - Southall". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  15. ^ "Mosque Manchester". North Manchester Jamé Masjid.
  16. ^ "Madina Masjid & Islamic Centre (Coldhurst, Oldham, Lancashire) | Mosque Masjid Directory". www.mosquedirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  17. ^ a b "Mosques in Brighton – An Muslim's Guide to Prayer – Jolly Explorer". jollyexplorer.com. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  18. ^ "Nasir Mosque - Gillingham". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  19. ^ Roberts, Anna (14 February 2011). "Four arrested after Haywards Heath mosque torched". The Argus. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  20. ^ Bauldry, Jess (14 May 2008). "Mosque finds a home in Horsham salon". The Argus. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Former Foreign Secretary Visits Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community | Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK | Love For All Hatred For None". 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  22. ^ "Cambridge Central Mosque". Cambridge Mosque Trust. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
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  24. ^ "Baitul Hafeez Mosque - Nottingham". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
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  26. ^ Birmingham: Photo Archived 2018-04-19 at the Wayback Machine; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Darul Barakaat
  27. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  28. ^ "Baitul Ghafoor Mosque - Halesowen". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  29. ^ "Baitul Ehsan Mosque - Leamington Spa". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  30. ^ "Telford Central Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  31. ^ "Baitul Muqeet Mosque - Walsall". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  32. ^ "Baitul Ata Mosque - Wolverhampton". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  33. ^ Bradford: Mosque is opened by spiritual leader; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK – Al Mahdi Mosque
  34. ^ "Baitul Afiyat Mosque - Sheffield". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  35. ^ "Jamaa Masjid". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  36. ^ "Falkirk Islamic Centre".
  37. ^ "Baitur Rahman Mosque - Glasgow". Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK.
  38. ^ "🇬🇧 United Kingdom". Ahmadiyya Mosques. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  39. ^ "Glasgow Central Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  40. ^ "Swansea City Mosque". Muslims in Britain. 25 April 2015.
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