List of British film studios

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StudioLocationFounded
3 Mills Studios Bow, London
Aardman Animations Bristol 1972 [1]
Arborfield Studios Arborfield, Berkshire2017 [2]
BBC Film Westminster, London1990 [3]
Beaconsfield Film Studios Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire1921 [4]
The Bottle Yard Studios Bristol 2010 [5]
Bray Film Studios Windsor, Berkshire1951 [6]
Bushey Studios Bushey, Hertfordshire1913 [7]
British and Dominions Imperial Studios Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1929 [8]
British National Studios (formerly known as Rock Studios) Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1914
Catford Studios Catford, London1914 [9]
Clapham Studios Clapham, London
Cricklewood Studios Cricklewood, London1920 [10]
Denham Film Studios Denham, Buckinghamshire1936 [11]
Dickenson Road Studios Rusholme, Manchester 1947 [12]
Disney UK Hammersmith, London1954 [13]
Dragon International Film Studios Llanilid, Wales2009 [14]
Ealing Studios Ealing, London1902 [15]
Elstree Film Studios (Associated British Picture Corporation) Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1925 [16]
Elstree Studios Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1929 [11]
Esher Studios Esher, Surrey1913 [17]
Gainsborough Studios (formerly known as Islington Studios) Hoxton, London1924 [18]
Gate Studios Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1928 [19]
Heyday Films Borehamwood, Hertfordshire1996 [20]
Highbury Studios Highbury, London1937 [21]
Holmfirth Studios Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Islington Studios Hoxton, London
Kew Bridge Studios Kew Bridge, London1919
Lime Grove Studios Shepherd's Bush, London1915 [22]
Locksmith Animation 113 Regent's Park Road, London2014 [23]
Longcross Studios Chertsey, Surrey2006 [24]
Marylebone Studios Marylebone, London
Merton Park Studios South Wimbledon, London1929 [25]
MGM-British Studios Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (post-war)1944 [26]
Nettlefold Studios Walton-on-Thames, Surrey1899 [27]
New Elstree Studios Elstree, Hertfordshire1955
Odeon Isleworth Isleworth, London1957 [28]
Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire1936 [11]
Riverside Studios Hammersmith, London1933 [29]
Sands Films Studio Rotherhithe, London1975 [30]
Seren Stiwdios (formerly Pinewood Studio Wales) St Mellons, Cardiff2015 [31]
Shepperton Studios Shepperton, Surrey1931 [11]
Shinfield Studios Shinfield, Berkshire2021 [32]
Sky Studios Elstree Borehamwood, Hertfordshire2023 [33]
Southall Studios Southall, London1924 [34]
Surbiton Studios Surbiton, London1918 [35]
Twickenham Film Studios Twickenham, London1913 [36]
Walthamstow Studios Walthamstow, London1914 [37]
Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden (formerly known as Leavesden Film Studios) Leavesden, Hertfordshire1994 [38]
Welwyn Studios Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire1928 [39]
Wembley Studios Wembley Park, London1929 [40]
West London Film Studios Hayes, Hillingdon, London2014 [41]
Wimbledon Studios Merton, London
Winnersh Film Studios Winnersh, Berkshire2022 [42]
Worton Hall Studios Isleworth, London1913 [43]

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  3. ↑ "BBC Films: Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema in 2015". British Academy of Film and Television Arts . 28 January 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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  10. ↑ Snow, Len (1994). Willesden Past. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. p. 99. ISBN   0850339030. In 1921, Sir Oswald Stoll formed a company for picture production using studios in Temple Road, Cricklewood
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  27. ↑ "Spotlight on Nettlefold Studios". Talking Pictures TV. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  28. ↑ "Odean Isleworth". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  29. ↑ "The Riverside Studios Story". Riverside Studios. Shinfield. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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  32. ↑ "Shinfield Studios". Shinfield: Shinfield Studios. 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  33. ↑ Hurrell, Wendy (19 March 2025). "Behind the scenes at the studios where Wicked was made". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  34. ↑ Kempton, Martin (2020). "Southall Film Studios". TV Studio History. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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  41. ↑ Hayes, Alan (23 May 2014). "Breaking Bad actor opens refurbished Hayes film studios". GetWestLondon. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  42. ↑ Lucas, Ruth (29 April 2022). "Winnersh Film Studio buildings set to come down". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  43. ↑ Hébert, Gail (11 September 2008). "Then and now". Richmond & Twickenham Times. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

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