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This article lists the cathedrals, former cathedrals and intended cathedrals in the United Kingdom and its dependencies.

Contents 1 Listing of establishments 1.1 England and Dependencies 1.1.1 Church of England 1.1.1.1 Province of Canterbury 1.1.1.2 Province of York 1.1.2 Roman Catholic Church 1.1.2.1 Province of Westminster 1.1.2.2 Province of Birmingham 1.1.2.3 Province of Liverpool 1.1.2.4 Province of Southwark 1.1.2.5 Bishopric of the British Armed Forces 1.1.3 Other Catholic denominations 1.1.4 Eastern Orthodox Churches 1.1.5 Other Churches (including Continuing Anglican Churches) 1.1.6 Former and intended cathedrals (including pre-reformation) 1.2 Scotland 1.2.1 Church of Scotland 1.2.1.1 Former cathedral buildings (still used for worship) 1.2.2 Scottish Episcopal Church 1.2.3 Roman Catholic Church 1.2.3.1 Province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh 1.2.3.2 Province of Glasgow 1.2.4 Former cathedrals (disused) 1.2.5 Greek Orthodox Church 1.3 Wales 1.3.1 Church in Wales 1.3.2 Roman Catholic Church, Province of Cardiff 1.3.3 Former and intended cathedrals (pre-reformation) 1.4 Northern Ireland 2 Records 3 References 4 See also

A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches which were formerly part of an episcopal denomination, such as is the case with many former Scottish cathedrals which are now within the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. In addition former cathedrals which now exist as ruins retain their nominal status.

It is a commonly misconception that the term 'cathedral' may be applied to any particularly large or grand church. Whilst many cathedrals may be such, this is due to their ecclesiastical status. Such a church is grand because it is a cathedral, rather than it being designated a cathedral because of its grandeur. A cathedral may in fact be a relatively small building, particularly where they exist in sparser or poorer communities. Modern cathedrals frequently lack the grandeur of those of the Medieval and Renaissance times, having more focus on the functional aspect of a place of worship. However, many of the grand and ancient cathedrals that remain today were originally built to much smaller plans, and have been successively extended and rebuilt over the centuries. Some cathedrals were purpose-built as such, whilst others were formerly parochial, or parish churches, subsequently promoted in status due to ecclesiastical requirements such as periodic diocesan reorganisation.

The following list comprises, for the United Kingdom and its dependencies, all locations of current cathedral churches, or former cathedral churches, including those locations where no trace remains of the structure, indeed where the precise location is no longer known.

Also included are those structures or sites of intended cathedrals as well as pro-cathedrals which are churches serving as an interim cathedral, (for instance whilst a permanent cathedral is acquired), or as a co-cathedral where the diocesan demographics/geography require the bishop's seat to be shared with a building in an alternate location.

The inclusion of the UK dependencies is strictly for ecclesiastical reasons - the included dependencies are those which share a province with the mainland of Great Britain. On the other hand, Northern Ireland is shown as a link to the List of cathedrals in Ireland page because, although it politically comprises part of the United Kingdom (hence the section), ecclesiastically the island of Ireland comprises a single geographical unit.

In the list which follows, the cathedrals are listed by country, then sorted by denominations and (where applicable) denominational hierarchy. Disused establishments are listed separately within each country. The denomination names are indicated by bold text. 'Minor' denominations are combined into single tables.

Terms not covered in the above preamble include translated, which is the move of a bishop's seat from one location to another, moving cathedral status from the former church and bestowing it on the destination church, such as may occur in a diocesan or provincial re-organisation.

Main article: Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Birmingham		St Philip	1905	former parish church	[1] [2]
Bristol		The Holy and Undivided Trinity	1542-1836, 1897 to date	Augustinian abbey 1140-1539	[3] [4]
Bury St Edmunds   (St Edmundsbury)		St James	1914	former parish church	[5] [6]
Canterbury		The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of Christ	c.600	Mother church of the Province of Canterbury and of the Anglican Communion worldwide	[7] [8]
Chelmsford		St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd	1914	former parish church	[9] [10]
Chichester		The Holy Trinity	1080	translated from Selsey	[11] [12]
Coventry		St Michael	1962	replaced the cathedral (parish church till 1918) lost during World War II	[13] [14]
Derby		All Saints	1927		[15] [16]
Ely		The Holy Trinity	1109	convent (with monastery?) 673-800s secular canons 800s Benedictine priory 970-1540 formerly dedicated to St Peter and St Etheldreda	[17] [18]
Exeter		St Peter	1050	translated from Crediton	[19] [20]
Gibraltar		The Holy Trinity	1842	church built between 1825 and 1832
Gloucester		The Holy and Indivisible Trinity	1541	joint with Bristol Cathedral 1836-1897 monastery and convent 681 secular canons 823 Benedictine priory 1022-1539 formerly dedicated to St Peter	[21] [22]
Guildford		The Holy Spirit	1965		[23] [24]
Hereford		St Mary the Virgin and St Ethelbert the King	676		[25] [26]
Leicester		St Martin	1927	former parish church	[27] [28]
Lichfield		the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad	669-803, 1048 to date	archbishopric 785-803 see moved to Chester 1075 joint with Coventry 1048-1826 The three spires known as The Ladies of the Vale	[29] [30]
Lincoln		St Mary	1072	joint with Dorchester c.954-1072 translated from Dorchester 1072	[31] [32]
London		St Paul	1675	replaced previous cathedral 604-1666 (destroyed in Great Fire of London)	[33] [34]
Norwich		The Holy and Undivided Trinity	1094	translated from Thetford; Benedictine priory 1096-1539	[35] [36]
Oxford		Christ	1542	translated from Osney 156 convent 727 secular canons 1004 Augustinian priory 1122-1524 formerly dedicated to St Frideswide	[37] [38]
Peterborough		St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew	1539	abbey 655 church 1238-1539	[39] [40]
Portsmouth		St Thomas of Canterbury	1927	former parish church	[41] [42]
Rochester		Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary	604	secular canons 604-1080 Benedictine priory 1080-1540 formerly dedicated to St Andrew	[43] [44]
St Albans		The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban	1877	Benedictine abbey 976-1539	[45] [46]
Salisbury		The Blessed Virgin Mary	1227	translated from Old Sarum	[47] [48]
Southwark		The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie	1905	Augustinian priory 1106-1539	[49] [50]
Stanley		Christ Church	1892	described as the most southernly cathedral in the world. An archway of whale bones was erected in 1933 to mark the centenary of British rule
Truro		St Mary	1880	former parish church	[51] [52]
Wells		St Andrew	1239	co-cathedral with Bath Abbey from 1218	[53] [54]
Winchester		The Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul and St Swithun	ante 650	secular canons to 964 Benedictine priory 964-1539	[55] [56]
Worcester		Christ and The Blessed Virgin Mary	743	Benedictine priory 969-1540	[57] [58]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Blackburn		St Mary	1926	former parish church	[59] [60]
Bradford		St Peter	1919	former parish church	[61] [62]
Carlisle		The Holy and Undivided Trinity	1133	secular canons to 1092 Augustinian priory 1123-1540	[63] [64]
Chester		Christ Church and the Blessed Virgin Mary	1541	convent? to 875 secular canons from 907 Benedictine abbey 1093-1540 originally dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, then to St Werburgh	[65] [66]
Durham		Christ Church, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert	997	secular canons 997 Benedictine priory 1093-1540 originally dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert	[67] [68]
Liverpool		Christ Church	1904		[69] [70]
Manchester		The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George	1847	former collegiate parish church (1421)	[71] [72]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne		St Nicholas	1882	former parish church	[73] [74]
Peel		St German	1980	former Parish Church, built between 1879 and 1884, spire removed 1907 became cathedral in 1980 after several attempts to restore the ruined cathedral on St Patrick's Isle came to no avail	[75] [76]
Ripon		St Peter and St Wilfrid	1876	monastery pre-660 later collegiate with secular canons (10th century?)	[77] [78]
Sheffield		St Peter and St Paul	1914	former parish church	[79] [80]
Southwell		The Blessed Virgin Mary	1884	collegiate with secular canons to 1840	[81] [82]
Wakefield		All Saints	1888	former parish church	[83] [84]
York		The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter	300	Mother church of the Province of York	[85] [86]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Brentwood		St Mary and St Helen	1917	parish church 1861	[87] [88]
Norwich		St John the Baptist	1976		[89] [90]
Northampton		Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury	1850	formerly the parish church of St Felix	[91] [92]
Nottingham		St Barnabas	1850		[93] [94]
Westminster		The Most Holy Precious Blood, St Mary, St Joseph and St Peter	1910	Mother church of the Province of Westminster	[95] [96]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Birmingham		The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St Chad	1839	Mother church of the Province of Birmingham pro-cathedral 1839-1841	[97] [98]
Clifton		St Peter and St Paul	1973	preceded by The Pro-Cathedral of the Apostles	[99] [100]
Shrewsbury		Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter of Alcantara	1850		[101] [102]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Lancaster		St Peter	1924		[103] [104]
Leeds		St Anne	1878	rebuilt 1904 after original site used for road-widening	[105] [106]
Liverpool		The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King	1967	preceded by two earlier unfinished cathedrals	[107] [108]
Middlesbrough		St Mary	1983	translated to Coulby Newham from Middlesbrough town centre	[109] [110]
Newcastle upon Tyne		St Mary	1882		[111] [112]
Salford		St John the Evangelist	1850		[113] [114]
Sheffield		St Marie	1980		[115] [116]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Arundel		Our Lady and St Philip Howard	1965	formerly (to 1971) dedicated to Our Lady and St Philip Neri	[117] [118]
Plymouth		St Mary and St Boniface	1858		[119] [120]
Portsmouth		St John the Evangelist	1882		[121] [122]
Southwark		St George	1850	Mother church of the Province of Southwark	[123] [124]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Aldershot		St Michael and St George	1972	Cathedral of the Bishopric of the British Armed Forces) built by Sir Robert Lorimer 1892/3 initially for the Military Anglican Community	[125]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Liberal Catholic Church
Putney		All Saints		pro-cathedral	[126]
Roman Catholic Church in Gibraltar
Gibraltar		St Mary the Crowned	15th century	built in 1462, on the site of Gibraltar's mosque
Ukrainian Catholic Church, Exarchy of Great Britain
London		The Holy Family in Exile		former United Reformed Church	[127]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Antiochian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Western Europe
London NW1		St George		1a Redhill Street, NW1 4BG	[128]
Armenian Orthodox Church in Great Britain
London W8		St Sarkis		Iverna Gardens, W8 6TP	[129]
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Manchester		St Nicholas		2 Hall Moss Road, Blackley, Manchester M9 7AT	[130]
Eritrean Orthodox Church in Great Britain
London SW12				11 Anfield Close, SW12 0NT
Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Great Britain
London NW1				33 Juniper Crescent, NW1 8HA	[131]
Greek Orthodox Church in Great Britain, Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
Birmingham		The Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew		8 Arthur Place, Summerhill, B1 3DA former Church of England parish church	[132]
Leicester		St Nicholas and St Xenophon		Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7NW former Church of England parish church of All Souls	[133]
London		All Saints		Camden Town, NW1 0JA	[134]
		St Sophia (Aghia Sophia)	1922	Westminster, W2 4LQ consecrated 5 January 1882, mother church of the Greek Orthodox church in Great Britain	[135]
		The Dormition of the Mother of God		Wood Green, N22 8LB	[136]
		The Nativity of the Mother of God		Camberwell, SE5 0TF	[137]
		St Andrew	1970	Kentish Town, NW1 9QA	[138]
		St Nicholas		Shepherds Bush, W12 8JW	[139]
		The Holy Cross and St Michael		Golders Green, NW11 8DA	[140]
Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church in Great Britain, Diocese of Sourozh
London SW7		The Dormition and All Saints		Ennismore Gardens, SW7 1NH	[141]
Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Great Britain and Scandinavia
London W11		St Sava		Lancaster Road, W11 1QQ	[142]
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Great Britain
London W3				1a Newton Avenue, W3 8AJ	[143]

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Ancient Catholic Church
Stamford Hill		The Good Shepherd
Ancient and Old Catholic Church
Newcastle-upon-Tyne		St Willibrord and All Saints
Anglican Catholic Church
Lydd		St Nicholas of Myra		pro-cathedral
Church of England (Continuing)
Wolverhampton		St Silas			[144]
Free Church of England
Birmingham (Saltley)		Emmanuel		pro-cathedral
Morecambe		Emmanuel		pro-cathedral
Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite)
Stoke-on-Trent		Our Lady of Grace		Newport Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3NA former Methodist church, translated from Madeley Heath	[145]
Traditional Church of England
Windlesham		St George

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Bath		The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul	1090	translated from Wells 1090 joint with Glastonbury 1192 co-cathedral with Wells 1218	[146] [147]
Beverley		St John of Beverley	1846-1878	Roman Catholic Diocese of Beverley split in 1878 into Diocese of Leeds and Diocese of Middlesbrough, church located in North Bar Without
Bradwell-on-Sea		St Peter-on-the-Wall	654-664	Saxon cathedral	[148] [149]
Chester		St John the Baptist	1072/1075-1102	secular canons c.906-c.1547 Cathedral 1075-1102	[150] [151]
Chester-le-Street			875-995	location unknown
Clehonger		St Michael and All Angels	1859-1920	Roman Catholic pro-cathedral, (now Belmont Abbey) see translated to St David’s Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff	[152] [153]
Clifton		The Holy Apostles	1850-1973	Roman Catholic pro-cathedral replaced by Clifton Cathedral	[154]
Coventry		The Cathedral and Priory of St Mary	1095-1539	Benedictine priory	[155]
Coventry		St Michael	1918-1940	former parish church, destroyed during World War II	[156]
Crediton		The Holy Cross	909-1050	translated to Exeter 1050
Domnoc (Dunwich)			630-673	a number of locations have been suggested, possibly now under the sea due to coastal erosion translated to North Elmham 673
Dorchester		St Peter, St Paul and St Birinius	634-1072/1092	translated to Lincoln 1072/1092? secular canons 634-1140 Augustinian priory 1140-1536 now a parish church	[157]
Douglas		The Parish Church of St George	until 1980	pro-cathedral (acting cathedral)
Fountains			1537-1550	after dissolution the site was ear-marked for the establishment of a cathedral for a new Dales bishopric. Ultimately St Werburgh's Church in Chester was raised to cathedral status instead.	[158]
Glastonbury					[159]
Guildford		The Holy Trinity	1927-1962	acted as pro-cathedral from the creation of the new Anglican Diocese of Guildford until the dedication of the new Guildford Cathedral	[160]
Hexham		St Andrew	681-821	Augustinian abbey 1113-1537	[161]
Hoxne			early 10th century	became subordinate to North Elmham, then Thetford
Kirkmichael		The Chapel of Bishopscourt Palace	prior to 1980	bishop's seat
Leicester			679-874	location unknown, possibly now occupied by a parish church
Lindisfarne			635-875	location unknown (pre-dates priory ruins)
Lindsey (Sidnacester)			c.680-c.875	united with Dorchester
Madeley Heath		St Mary and St John		Holy Catholic Church (Anglican Rite) pro-cathedral translated to Our Lady of Grace cathedral in Stoke-on-Trent
Middlesbrough		Our Lady of Perpetual Help	1878-1983	Roman Catholic see translated to Coulby Newham in 1983; former site redeveloped following the demolition of the building after damage from an arson attack 30 May 2000	[162]
North Elmham			673-1070	translated from Domnoc 673 translated to Thetford 1070 remains on site of earlier Saxon establishment	[163]
Old Sarum			1075-1227	see moved from Sherborne 1075; translated to Salisbury (New Sarum) 1227	[164]
Osney (Oseney)			1542-1546	priory; see moved to Oxford 1546
Peel		St German	447 - 1980	ruin on St Patrick’s Isle, replaced by former Parish Church
Ramsbury			909-1058	translated to Sarum 1075 site now occupied by newer church
St Germans		St Germanus	c.936-1042	Augustinian priory c.1184-1539	[165]
Selsey		St Wilfred	680-1080	translated to Chichester 1080 site probably now submerged, other sources suggest church at Church Norton is the site. Mr Wilmot a well know source of information has also suggested Chichester Cathedral could have been moved	[166]
Sherborne		St Mary the Virgin	705-1075	suppressed 1058 united with Ramsbury see moved to Sarum 1075 Benedictine abbey 1122-1539	[167]
Southend-on-Sea		St Erkenwald		built 1905, considered for elevation to cathedral status, but ultimately left in disrepair and demolished 1995. [168]	[169]
Thetford			1075-1091	translated from North Elmham 1075 translated to Norwich 1091 location unknown
Waltham			1550s	proposed as Cathedral by King Henry VIII	[170]
Westminster		The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Peter	1540-1550	Benedictine abbey c.960-1540	[171]

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The Church of Scotland is no longer governed by bishops, and so officially has no cathedrals. However, buildings which were cathedrals prior to the Reformation (or in periods of the church's history when it did have an episcopacy) are still commonly called 'cathedrals'. (These buildings are often denoted by the title "High Kirk".)

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Aberdeen		St Machar		translated from Mortlach c.1131	[172]
Birnie		St Brendan
Brechin		The Holy Trinity	ante 1150	on the site of a former Culdee monastery	[173]
Dunblane		St Blane			[174]
Dornoch		St Mary	1224		[175]
Dunkeld		St Columba	1120	abbey 815
Edinburgh		St Giles			[176]
Glasgow		St Mungo (or St Kentigern)	1123		[177]
Iona		St Mary		monastery 563 currently used for worship by the Iona Community	[178]
Kirkwall		St Magnus	1137	part of the archbishopric of Trondhiem, Norway, 1137-1472
Lismore		St Moluag

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Aberdeen		St Andrew	1817
Dundee		St Paul	1855
Edinburgh		St Mary	1879		[179]
Glasgow		St Mary	1871		[180]
Inverness		St Andrew	1869
Millport		The Holy Spirit	1882	known as The Cathedral of the Isles
Oban		St John the Divine	1864	co-cathedral with Millport
Perth		St Ninian	1850

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Aberdeen		St Mary of the Assumption	1880
Ayr		St Margaret	1822	translated from Good Shepherd, located in St John's Street, City Centre
Dundee		St Andrew	1782
Edinburgh		St Mary	1814		[181]
Oban		St Columba	1932

Former Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Dumfries		St Andrew	to May 1961	located in Shakespeare Street, destroyed by fire translated to Ayr 1962
Ayr		The Good Shepherd	1957-2007	translated from Dumfries closed in 2007 Transferred to St Margaret's, Ayr

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Glasgow		The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St Andrew	1797		[182]
Motherwell		Our Lady of Good Aid	1947	church consecrated in 1929
Paisley		Saint Mirin	1948	church consecrated in 1931

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Abercorn		St Wilfred	c.680	monastery established mid 7th century now the site of the kirk
Abernethy		St Brigid		possible seat of bishop in eighth century
Birsay		Christ Church	ante 1035	location unknown; possibly on the Brough of Birsay
Dunfermline				now in the care of Historic Scotland
Egilsay		St Magnus
Elgin		The Holy Trinity	1224	ruins in care of Historic Scotland known as The Lantern of the North
Fortrose		St Peter and St Boniface	13th century	ruins in care of Historic Scotland
Halkirk			11th century	translated to Dornoch 1222
Kingarth		St Blane		care of Historic Scotland
Kinneddar
Kilrimont			9th century	abbey 8th century
Mortlach		St Molouc	to 1131	translated to Aberdeen 1131
Rosemarkie			12th century	translated to Fortrose in 13th century
St Andrews		St Andrew	908	archbishopric 1472 ruins in the care of Historic Scotland	[183]
Skeabost (Snizort)			15th century	translated to Iona
Spynie		The Holy Trinity	1207/8	translated to Elgin 1224 a parish church 1224-1736
Whithorn		St Martin of Tours	5th century	ruins in care of Historic Scotland known as the Candida Casa ("White House")

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Glasgow		St Luke	1954	Belhaven United Presbyterian church 1877

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Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Bangor		St Deiniol	456	secular canons 1092
Brecon		St John the Evangelist	1923	Benedictine priory 1093/1110-1538	[184]
Llandaff		St Peter and St Paul	560	monastery, secular canons 1107 originally dedicated to St Peter and St Teilo	[185]
Newport		St Woolos	1921	former parish church	[186]
St. Asaph		St Asaph	553	monastery, secular canons 1143
St David's		St David	580	secular canons 1116 originally dedicated to St Andrew and St David

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Cardiff		The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David	1916		[187]
Swansea		St Joseph	1987	church opened in 1888, located in Convent Street, Greenhill, SA1 2BX	[188]
Wrexham		Our Lady of Sorrows	1907	parish church 1847 pro-cathedral 1907-1987

Establishment	Image	Dedication	Established	Notes/Provenance	Location & Website
Denbigh			to 1539	Earl of Leicester's church intended as a cathedral to replace St Asaph, but now an unfinished ruin on the walls of Denbigh Castle
Rhuddlan			c.1400	site mooted for replacement to St Asaph following its sacking by Owain Glyndŵr, probably within the curtiledge of Rhuddlan Castle

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See List of cathedrals in Ireland; the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland form a single ecclesiastical unit.

• The oldest cathedral site in the UK continuously and currently in use is Canterbury (c.600).
• Durham Cathedral is, for its greater part, the oldest UK cathedral building currently in use (1093)
• The Roman Catholic Cathedral for Galloway at Ayr is the newest designated cathedral in the UK (2007).
• Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest (by floor area) in the UK.
• Birmingham Cathedral is the smallest (by floor area) in England.
• Salisbury Cathedral possesses the tallest spire amongst UK cathedrals, at 404 feet (123 metres) and also has the largest cloister.
• St Albans Cathedral has the longest nave of UK cathedrals at 348 feet (106 metres).
• Winchester Cathedral is the longest medieval cathedral in the world.
• Oxford Cathedral is the smallest medieval cathedral currently in use in England.
• Wells is the smallest cathedral city in England.
• St David's is the smallest cathedral city in the UK.
• Chichester Cathedral is the only English cathedral visible from the sea.
• Salisbury Cathedral is home to the Europe's oldest working mechanical clock, dating to 1386

In November 1998 the SFX Boys Choir, Liverpool, England became the first choir ever, and the only choir to date, to sing official church services in all 49 cathedrals and abbeys in England and Wales. The choir sung its first service in the May of 1994 in St. Edmundsbury Cathedral and completed the feat by finishing off with an Evensong service in their very own Liverpool Cathedral just 3 years later. The feat is recognised as an official world record by the 'Guinness Book of Records'.

• Anthony S. B. New, The Observer’s Book of Cathedrals, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London & New York, 1972
• David Pepin Discovering Cathedrals, Shire Publications Ltd, 1994
• Richard Fawcett, Scottish Cathedrals, B.T.Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1997
• David L. Edwards, The Cathedrals of Britain, Pitkin Pictorials, 1989
• Stephen Platten, Cathedrals & Abbeys of England, Jarrold Publishing, 1999
• Peter Galloway, The Cathedrals of Scotland, Scottish Cultural Press, 2000
• Henry Thorold, Collins Guide To Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales, Collins, 1986

• List of cathedrals
• List of abbeys and priories in the United Kingdom
• List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
• List of cathedrals in Ireland
• List of tallest church towers
• Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
• Religion in the United Kingdom
• Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom
• Parish Church of St Helier (Pro-Cathedral of the Channel Islands)
• List of Cathedrals in United Kingdom by Giga-Catholic Information

List of Anglican Cathedrals in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Church of England Province of Canterbury Birmingham · Bristol · Bury St Edmunds · Canterbury · Chelmsford · Chichester · Coventry · Derby · Ely · Exeter · Gibraltar1 · Gloucester · Guildford · Hereford · Leicester · Lichfield · Lincoln · Norwich · Oxford · Peterborough · Portsmouth · Rochester · St Albans · St Paul's Cathedral (London) · Salisbury · Southwark · Stanley2 · Truro · Wells · Winchester · Worcester 1Cathedral of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe 2Cathedral of the Diocese of the Falkland Islands Province of York Blackburn · Bradford · Carlisle · Chester · Durham · Liverpool · Manchester · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Peel · Ripon · Sheffield · Southwell · Wakefield · York  Church in Wales Bangor · Brecon · Llandaff · Newport · St Asaph · St David's  Scottish Episcopal Church Aberdeen · Dundee2 · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Inverness3 · Millport4 · Oban4 · Perth5 2Diocese of Brechin 3Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness 4Diocese of Argyll and the Isles 5Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane  Church of Ireland Province of Armagh Achonry · Ardagh · Armagh · Belfast · Clogher · Connor · Derry · Downpatrick · Dromore · Elphin · Enniskillen · Killala · Kilmore · Lisburn · Maghera · Raphoe · Sligo · Tuam Province of Dublin Cashel · Clonmacnoise · Clonfert · Cloyne · Cork · Dublin, Christchurch · Dublin, St Patrick's6 · Ferns · Kildare · Kilfenora · Kilkenny · Killaloe · Leighlin · Limerick · Lismore · Ross Carbery · Trim · Waterford 6National Cathedral of Ireland

Anglican Communion

List of Cathedrals of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland

England and Wales Province of Westminster Brentwood · Norwich · Northampton · Nottingham · Westminster Province of Birmingham Birmingham · Clifton · Shrewsbury Province of Liverpool Lancaster · Leeds · Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · Salford · Sheffield Province of Southwark Arundel · Plymouth · Portsmouth · Southwark Province of Cardiff Cardiff · Swansea · Wrexham Other dioceses Bishopric of the Forces · Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians  Scotland Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh Aberdeen · Ayr · Dumfries · Dundee · Edinburgh · Oban Province of Glasgow Glasgow · Motherwell · Paisley  Ireland Province of Armagh Armagh · Belfast · Cavan · Derry · Letterkenny · Longford · Monaghan · Mullingar · Newry Province of Cashel Cobh · Cork · Ennis · Killarney · Limerick · Skibbereen · Thurles · Waterford Province of Dublin Carlow · Dublin · Enniscorthy · Kilkenny Province of Tuam Ballaghaderreen · Ballina · Galway · Loughrea · Sligo · Tuam

Catholicism

v • d • e Cathedrals of the Church of Scotland
St Machar, Aberdeen · Holy Trinity, Brechin · St Mary, Dornoch · St Blane, Dunblane · St Columba, Dunkeld · St Giles, Edinburgh · St Mungo, Glasgow · St Magnus, Kirkwall · St Moluag, Lismore