List of British film studios

StudioLocation Founded
3 Mills StudiosBow, London
Aardman AnimationsBristol 1972[1]
Arborfield StudiosArborfield, Berkshire 2017[2]
BBC FilmWestminster, London 1990[3]
Beaconsfield Film StudiosBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 1921[4]
The Bottle Yard StudiosBristol 2010[5]
Bray Film StudiosWindsor, Berkshire 1951[6]
Bushey StudiosBushey, Hertfordshire 1913[7]
British and Dominions Imperial StudiosBorehamwood, Hertfordshire 1929[8]
British National Studios (formerly known as Rock Studios)Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 1914
Catford StudiosCatford, London 1914[9]
Clapham StudiosClapham, London
Cricklewood StudiosCricklewood, London 1920[10]
Denham Film StudiosDenham, Buckinghamshire 1936[11]
Dickenson Road StudiosRusholme, Manchester 1947[12]
Disney UKHammersmith, London 1954[13]
Dragon International Film StudiosLlanilid, Wales 2009[14]
Ealing StudiosEaling, London 1902[15]
Elstree Film Studios (Associated British Picture Corporation)Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 1925[16]
Elstree StudiosElstree and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 1929[11]
Esher StudiosEsher, Surrey 1913[17]
Gainsborough Studios (formerly known as Islington Studios)Hoxton, London 1924[18]
Gate StudiosBorehamwood, Hertfordshire 1928[19]
Heyday FilmsBorehamwood, Hertfordshire 1996[20]
Highbury StudiosHighbury, London 1937[21]
Holmfirth StudiosHolmfirth, West Yorkshire
Islington StudiosHoxton, London
Kew Bridge StudiosKew Bridge, London 1919
Lime Grove StudiosShepherd's Bush, London 1915[22]
Locksmith Animation113 Regent's Park Road, London 2014[23]
Longcross StudiosChertsey, Surrey 2006[24]
Marylebone StudiosMarylebone, London
Merton Park StudiosSouth Wimbledon, London 1929[25]
MGM-British StudiosBorehamwood, Hertfordshire (post-war) 1944[26]
Nettlefold StudiosWalton-on-Thames, Surrey 1899[27]
New Elstree StudiosElstree, Hertfordshire 1955
Odeon IsleworthIsleworth, London 1957[28]
Pinewood StudiosIver Heath, Buckinghamshire 1936[11]
Riverside StudiosHammersmith, London 1933[29]
Sands Films StudioRotherhithe, London 1975[30]
Seren Stiwdios (formerly Pinewood Studio Wales)St Mellons, Cardiff 2015[31]
Shepperton StudiosShepperton, Surrey 1931[11]
Shinfield StudiosShinfield, Berkshire 2021[32]
Sky Studios ElstreeBorehamwood, Hertfordshire 2023[33]
Southall StudiosSouthall, London 1924[34]
Surbiton StudiosSurbiton, London 1918[35]
Twickenham Film StudiosTwickenham, London 1913[36]
Walthamstow StudiosWalthamstow, London 1914[37]
Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden (formerly known as Leavesden Film Studios)Leavesden, Hertfordshire 1994[38]
Welwyn StudiosWelwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 1928[39]
Wembley StudiosWembley Park, London 1929[40]
West London Film StudiosHayes, Hillingdon, London 2014[41]
The Wharf Studios Barking, London 2022[42]
Wimbledon StudiosMerton, London
Winnersh Film Studios Winnersh, Berkshire 2022[43]
Worton Hall StudiosIsleworth, London 1913[44]

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