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			{{Short description\|People of the Sikh faith in England}}
			{{Use British English\|date=January 2026}}
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	{{Infobox religious group		{{Infobox religious group
	\| group = ~~English Sikhs~~		\| group = Sikhism in England {{flagicon\|England}}
	\| population = '''520,092''' <br />'''0.92%''' of the total population (2021)		\| population = '''520,092''' <br />'''0.92%''' of the total population (2021)
	\| popplace =		\| popplace =
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	\| pop5 = 24,284 (0.38%)		\| pop5 = 24,284 (0.38%)
	\| langs = [[British English]] • [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]<br />{{smaller\|[[Hindi]] • [[Urdu]]}}		\| langs = [[British English]] • [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]<br />{{smaller\|[[Hindi]] • [[Urdu]]}}
	\| rels = ~~[[File:Khanda.svg\|12px]]~~ [[Sikhism]]		\| rels = [[Sikhism]]
	\|image=File:Smethwick - Guru Nanak Gurdwara - panoramio.jpg\|image_caption=The [[Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick]].}}		\|image=File:Smethwick - Guru Nanak Gurdwara - panoramio.jpg\|image_caption=The [[Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick]].\|flag=Khanda (Sikh Symbol).svg\|flag_size=50px}}
	'''English Sikhs''' number over 520,000 people and account for 0.92% of [[England]]'s population in [[2021 United Kingdom census\|2021]], forming the country's [[Religion in England\|fourth-largest religious group]]. In 2006 there were 352 [[gurdwara]]s in [[England]].<ref>[Gurharpal Singh and Darshan Singh Tatla, '<nowiki/>'''Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community'''' (Zed, 2006)</ref> The largest Sikh populations in the ~~U.K.~~ are in the [[West Midlands (region)\|West Midlands]] and [[Greater London]].		'''English Sikhs''' number over 520,000 people and account for 0.9% of [[England]]'s population in [[2021 United Kingdom census\|2021]], forming the country's [[Religion in England\|fourth-largest religious group]]. In 2006 there were 352 [[gurdwara]]s in England.<ref>[Gurharpal Singh and Darshan Singh Tatla, '<nowiki/>'''Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community'''' (Zed, 2006)</ref> The largest [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] populations in the [[Sikhism in the United Kingdom\|UK]] are in the [[West Midlands (region)\|West Midlands]] and [[Greater London]].
			[[File:Simon_King_Sikh_Sikhi_Nagar_Kirtan_Convoy.jpg\|thumb\|[[Nagar kirtan]] convoy in [[Barking, London]].]]
	{{Historical populations		{{Historical populations
	\| title = Sikh Population History<br>in [[England]]		\| title = Sikh Population History<br>in [[England]]

	\| type = England		\| type = England
	\| align = right		\| align = right
	\| footnote = ''Source: [[Office of National Statistics]]''<br /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 \|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew \|access-date=2022-10-18 \|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 \|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 \|access-date=2022-10-18 \|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>		\| footnote = ''Source: [[Office for National Statistics]]''<br /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 \|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew \|access-date=2022-10-18 \|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 \|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 \|access-date=2022-10-18 \|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>

	\|[[2001 United Kingdom census\|2001]] \| 327,343		\|[[2001 United Kingdom census\|2001]] \| 327,343
	\|[[2011 United Kingdom census\|2011]] \| 420,196		\|[[2011 United Kingdom census\|2011]] \| 420,196
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	{\|class="sortable wikitable floatright"		{\|class="sortable wikitable floatright"
	\|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities\|local authorities]] by Sikh population, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales		\|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities\|local authorities]] by Sikh population, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales
	\|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx\|access-date=2022-11-29 \|website=[[Office of National Statistics]]}}</ref>		\|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx\|access-date=2022-11-29 \|website=[[Office for National Statistics]]}}</ref>
	! Local authority !! Population		! Local authority !! Population
	\|-		\|-
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	{\|class="sortable wikitable floatright"		{\|class="sortable wikitable floatright"
	\|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities\|local authorities]] by Sikh proportion, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales		\|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities\|local authorities]] by Sikh proportion, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web \|title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales
	\|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx\|access-date=2022-11-29 \|website=[[Office of National Statistics]]}}</ref>		\|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx\|access-date=2022-11-29 \|website=[[Office for National Statistics]]}}</ref>
	! Local authority !! Percentage		! Local authority !! Percentage
	\|-		\|-
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	* Nishkam School West London, Isleworth		* Nishkam School West London, Isleworth
	* Seva School, Coventry		* Seva School, Coventry
	* The ~~British Sikh School~~, Wolverhampton		* The Khalsa Academy, Wolverhampton
	{{div col end}}		{{div col end}}

	== Gurdwaras ==		== Gurdwaras ==
	[[Image:Gurdwara.Sri.Guru.Singh.Sabha.Southall.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]], [[Southall]], [[London]].]]		[[Image:Gurdwara.Sri.Guru.Singh.Sabha.Southall.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]], [[Southall]], [[London]].]]
	Southall, in London, is home to the largest Sikh temple outside India, known as [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]].<ref>[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1301/1217] museumoflondon.org.uk, accessed 15 January 2009</ref> It opened in 2003 after almost three years construction and a cost of £17 million.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2898761.stm\|title=£17m Sikh temple opens\|publisher=[[BBC News]]\|~~accessdate~~=27 April 2011}}</ref> Another large Gurdwara in [[Gravesend, Kent\|Gravesend]] began construction in 2001, and was officially opened in November 2010 .<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11795526\|title=Gurdwara open to Gravesend Sikhs after eight years work\|publisher=[[BBC News]]\|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> In [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear\|Sunderland]], a former Church of England church has been transformed into a Sikh Gurdwara by the Sunderland Sikh Association.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2006/05/18/sikh_temple_community_feature.shtml\|title=Community spirit boosted by Sikh Temple\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref>		Southall, in London, is home to the largest Sikh temple outside India, known as [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]].<ref>[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1301/1217] museumoflondon.org.uk, accessed 15 January 2009</ref> It opened in 2003 after almost three years construction and a cost of £17 million.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2898761.stm\|title=£17m Sikh temple opens\|publisher=[[BBC News]]\|date=30 March 2003\|access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> Another large Gurdwara in [[Gravesend, Kent\|Gravesend]] began construction in 2001, and was officially opened in November 2010 .<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11795526\|title=Gurdwara open to Gravesend Sikhs after eight years work\|publisher=[[BBC News]]\|date=19 November 2010\|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> In [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear\|Sunderland]], a former Church of England church has been transformed into a Sikh Gurdwara by the Sunderland Sikh Association.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2006/05/18/sikh_temple_community_feature.shtml\|title=Community spirit boosted by Sikh Temple\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|date=18 May 2006\|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref>

	Many cities, especially those with large Sikh communities, now have several Gurdwaras to cater to their growing congregations. For example, Bradford is a city that now has 6 Gurdwaras. Many Gurdwaras will have had other uses and have been converted from industrial buildings to even former churches that have closed down. Increasingly, Gurdwaras are being purposely built, The Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Bradford is an example of a purpose built Gurdwara.<ref>[http://www.bradfordgurdwara.com/other-gurdwara-in-bradford/] Gurdwaras in Bradford, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>		Many cities, especially those with large Sikh communities, now have several Gurdwaras to cater to their growing congregations. For example, Bradford is a city that now has 6 Gurdwaras. Many Gurdwaras will have had other uses and have been converted from industrial buildings to even former churches that have closed down. Increasingly, Gurdwaras are being purposely built, The Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Bradford is an example of a purpose built Gurdwara.<ref>[http://www.bradfordgurdwara.com/other-gurdwara-in-bradford/] Gurdwaras in Bradford, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>
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	== Sikh Media ==		== Sikh Media ==
	Sikhs in England have managed to establish a range of media outlets to propagate and encourage dialogue between Sikhs across the country, predominantly in Punjabi, although increasingly media is produced in English to include the new generation. Many Sikhs still speak Punjabi as a first and second language. In England there are currently no less than 4 Sky channels including, [[Sikh Channel]], [[Sikh TV]], [[Akaal Channel]] and [[Sangat TV]], all are also broadcast worldwide and on the internet.<ref>[http://www.sikhnet.com/news/future-sikh-media-personal-perspective-op-ed] Future of Sikh Media, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>		Sikhs in England have managed to establish a range of media outlets to propagate and encourage dialogue between Sikhs across the country, predominantly in Punjabi, although increasingly media is produced in English to include the new generation. Many Sikhs still speak Punjabi as a first and second language. In England there are currently no less than 4 Sky channels including, [[Sikh Channel]], [[Sikh TV]], [[Akaal Channel]] and [[Sangat TV]], all are also broadcast worldwide and on the internet.<ref>[http://www.sikhnet.com/news/future-sikh-media-personal-perspective-op-ed] Future of Sikh Media, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref> There are now also radio stations, which broadcast Gurbani at different times during the morning and evening hours.

	In radio there are numerous stations broadcast on analogue in areas with large Sikh communities as well as internationally on the Sky platform, since 2001 Sukh Sagar on Sky channel 0150 is one such station that was also the world's first 24-hour Gurbani (Sikh prayer) radio station.<ref>[http://www.sukhsagarradio.co.uk/aboutus.php] Sukh Sagar radio station, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>		In radio there are numerous stations broadcast on analogue in areas with large Sikh communities as well as internationally on the Sky platform, since 2001 Sukh Sagar on Sky channel 0150 is one such station that was also the world's first 24-hour Gurbani (Sikh prayer) radio station.<ref>[http://www.sukhsagarradio.co.uk/aboutus.php] Sukh Sagar radio station, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>
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{{Infobox religious group
| group = English Sikhs
| population = '''520,092''' <br />'''0.92%''' of the total population (2021)
| popplace =
| region1 = [[West Midlands region|West Midlands]]
| pop1 = 172,398 (2.90%)
| region2 = [[Greater London|London]]
| pop2 = 144,543 (1.64%)
| region3 = [[South East England|South East]]
| pop3 = 74,348 (0.80%)
| region4 = [[East Midlands]]
| pop4 = 53,950 (1.11%)
| region5 = [[East of England|East]]
| pop5 = 24,284 (0.38%)
| langs = [[British English]] • [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />{{smaller|[[Hindi]] • [[Urdu]]}}
| rels = [[File:Khanda.svg|12px]] [[Sikhism]]
|image=File:Smethwick - Guru Nanak Gurdwara - panoramio.jpg|image_caption=The [[Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick]].}}
'''English Sikhs''' number over 520,000 people and account for 0.92% of [[England]]'s population in [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]], forming the country's [[Religion in England|fourth-largest religious group]]. In 2006 there were 352 [[gurdwara]]s in [[England]].<ref>[Gurharpal Singh and Darshan Singh Tatla, '<nowiki/>'''Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community'''' (Zed, 2006)</ref> The largest Sikh populations in the U.K. are in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] and [[Greater London]].

{{Historical populations
| title = Sikh Population History<br>in [[England]]

| type = England
| align = right
| footnote = ''Source: [[Office of National Statistics]]''<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>

|[[2001 United Kingdom census|2001]] | 327,343
|[[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]] | 420,196
|[[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]] | 520,092 }}

==History==
The permanent arrival of Sikhism in England is dated to 1850 A.D. with the arrival of Maharajah [[Duleep Singh]] (last ruler of the Sikh Empire). The first Sikh place of worship, called a Gurdwara, was opened in 1911 in London and this was partly funded by the Maharaja of Patiala.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bance |first=Peter |title=The Sikhs in Britain. 150 Years of Photographs |publisher=Sutton |year=2007 |isbn=0750945117}}</ref> Prior to this the first Sikh Society called Khalsa Jatha was formed in 1908. <ref>[https://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/sikh-dharamsala-london Sikhism in Leicester] bbc.co.uk, Sikh Dharamsala, London , accessed 1 June 2022</ref>

In 2019, the statue of [[Sikh]] soldier was unveiled in the West Yorkshire to commemorate the Sikhs martyrs in the [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-50588998|title = Huddersfield Sikh soldier statue unveiled in Greenhead Park|work = BBC News|date = 30 November 2019}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{Main|Sikhism in the United Kingdom#Demographics}}
===Geographical Distribution===
{|class="sortable wikitable floatright"
|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities|local authorities]] by Sikh population, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales
|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx|access-date=2022-11-29 |website=[[Office of National Statistics]]}}</ref>
! Local authority !! Population
|-
|[[Sandwell]]|| 39,252
|-
|[[Birmingham]]|| 33,126
|-
|[[Wolverhampton]]|| 31,769
|-
|[[Ealing]]|| 28,491
|-
|[[Hillingdon]]|| 26,339
|-
|[[Hounslow]]|| 24,677
|-
|[[Slough]]|| 17,985
|-
|[[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]]|| 17,622
|-
|[[Coventry]]|| 17,297
|-
|[[Walsall]]|| 17,148
|-
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable floatright"
|+ Top ten English [[Local government in England#Local authorities|local authorities]] by Sikh proportion, 2021 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 2: Religion, 2021, local authorities in England and Wales
|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc2206/fig1/datadownload.xlsx|access-date=2022-11-29 |website=[[Office of National Statistics]]}}</ref>
! Local authority !! Percentage
|-
|[[Wolverhampton]]|| 12.0%
|-
|[[Sandwell]]||11.5%
|-
|[[Slough]]||11.3%
|-
|[[Hillingdon]]||8.6%
|-
|[[Hounslow]]||8.6%
|-
|[[Gravesham]]|| 8.0%
|-
|[[Ealing]]||7.8%
|-
|[[Oadby and Wigston]]||7.5%
|-
|[[Walsall]]||6.0%
|-
|[[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]]||5.7%
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ English Sikhs by [[Regions of England|region]] (2001−2021)
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Regions of England|Region]]
! colspan="2" |[[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=TS030 - Religion Edit query|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/asv2htm|access-date=2022-11-29|website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[2001 United Kingdom census|2001]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|Pop.]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!Pop.
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!Pop.
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]]
| 172,398
| {{Percentage | 172,398| 5,950,756| 2 }}
| 133,681
| {{Percentage | 133,681| 5,601,847| 2 }}
| 103,870
| {{Percentage | 103,870| 5,267,308| 2 }}
|-
| [[Greater London|London]]
| 144,543
| {{Percentage | 144,543| 8,799,728| 2 }}
| 126,134
| {{Percentage | 126,134| 8,173,941| 2 }}
| 104,230
| {{Percentage | 104,230| 7,172,091| 2 }}
|-
| [[South East England|South East]]
| 74,348
| {{Percentage | 74,348| 9,278,068| 2 }}
| 54,941
| {{Percentage | 54,941| 8,634,750| 2 }}
| 37,735
| {{Percentage | 37,735| 8,000,645| 2 }}
|-
| [[East Midlands]]
| 53,950
| {{Percentage | 53,950| 4,880,054| 2 }}
| 44,335
| {{Percentage | 44,335| 4,533,222| 2 }}
| 33,551
| {{Percentage | 33,551| 4,172,174| 2 }}
|-
| [[East of England|East]]
| 24,284
| {{Percentage | 24,284| 6,335,072| 2 }}
| 18,213
| {{Percentage | 18,213| 5,846,965| 2 }}
| 13,365
| {{Percentage | 13,365| 5,388,140| 2 }}
|-
| [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]
| 24,034
| {{Percentage | 24,034| 5,480,774| 2 }}
| 22,179
| {{Percentage | 22,179| 5,283,733| 2 }}
| 18,711
| {{Percentage | 18,711| 4,964,833| 2 }}
|-
| [[North West England|North West]]
| 11,862
| {{Percentage | 11,862| 7,417,397| 2 }}
| 8,857
| {{Percentage | 8,857| 7,052,177| 2 }}
| 6,487
| {{Percentage | 6,487| 6,729,764| 2 }}
|-
|[[South West England|South West]]
| 7,465
| {{Percentage | 7,465| 5,701,186| 2 }}
| 5,892
| {{Percentage | 5,892| 5,288,935| 2 }}
| 4,614
| {{Percentage | 4,614 | 4,928,434| 2 }}
|-
|[[North East England|North East]]
| 7,206
| {{Percentage | 7,206| 2,647,012| 2 }}
| 5,964
| {{Percentage | 5,964| 2,596,886| 2 }}
| 4,780
| {{Percentage | 4,780| 2,515,442| 2 }}
|-
|[[File:Flag of England.svg|20px]] '''England'''
| '''520,092'''
| '''{{Percentage | 520,092| 56,490,048| 2 }}'''
| '''420,196'''
| '''{{Percentage | 420,196| 53,012,456| 2 }}'''
| '''327,343'''
| '''{{Percentage | 327,343| 52,041,916| 2 }}'''
|-
|}{{Sikhism sidebar}}

===National and Ethnic Origins===
Between 2001 and 2011, the proportion of English Sikhs who identified as Indian declined from 91.6% to 74.0%, while the proportion of English Sikhs who identified as "Other Asian" rose from 4.6% to 12.0% and the proportion of English Sikhs who identified as "Other Ethnic group" rose from 0.7% to 9.5%.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+ English Sikhs by National and Ethnic Origins
|-
| rowspan=2 |

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|<big>[[2001 United Kingdom census|2001]]</big>
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|<big>[[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]]</big>
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|<big>[[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]]</big>

|-
! Number !! % !! Number !! % !! Number !! %
|-
!align=left|[[British Asian|Asian]]|| 315,144|| {{Percentage | 315,144| 327,343 | 2 }} ||366,033|| {{Percentage | 366,033| 420,196 | 2 }} || 422,906 || {{Percentage | 442,906 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[British Indian|Indian]]|| 299,717 || {{Percentage | 299,717 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||310,845 || {{Percentage | 310,845 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 383,954 || {{Percentage | 383,954 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[British Pakistani|Pakistani]]|| 343|| {{Percentage | 343| 327,343 | 2 }} ||3,268 || {{Percentage | 3,268 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 585 || {{Percentage | 585 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[British Chinese|Chinese]]|| 76|| {{Percentage | 76| 327,343 | 2 }} ||1,000 || {{Percentage | 1,000 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 85 || {{Percentage | 85 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]]|| 112|| {{Percentage | 112| 327,343 | 2 }} ||657 || {{Percentage | 657| 420,196 | 2 }} || 174 || {{Percentage | 174 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – Other Asian|| 14,896 || {{Percentage | 14,896 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||50,263 || {{Percentage | 50,263 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 38,108 || {{Percentage | 38,108 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
!align=left |'''[[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]'''|| 6,625|| {{Percentage | 6,625| 327,343 | 2 }} ||7,232 || {{Percentage | 7,232| 420,196 | 2 }} || 3,269 || {{Percentage | 3,269 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[White British|British]] || 5,953 || {{Percentage | 5,953 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||5,220 || {{Percentage | 5,220 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 2,479 || {{Percentage | 2,479 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[Irish British|Irish]] || 146 || {{Percentage | 146 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||147|| {{Percentage | 147| 420,196 | 2 }} || 70 || {{Percentage | 70 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[Irish Travellers|Irish Traveller]]|| || ||89 || {{Percentage | 89| 420,196 | 2 }} || 82 || {{Percentage | 82 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[Romani people in the United Kingdom|Roma]]|| || || || || 42 || {{Percentage | 42 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – Other White|| 526|| {{Percentage | 526| 327,343 | 2 }} ||1,776 || {{Percentage | 1,776 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 596 || {{Percentage | 596 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
!align=left|[[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]|| 2,722|| {{Percentage | 2,722| 327,343 | 2 }} ||5,025 || {{Percentage | 5,025 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 6,906 || {{Percentage | 6,906 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – White and Asian|| 2,083 || {{Percentage | 2,083 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||3,768 || {{Percentage | 3,768 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 5,516 || {{Percentage | 5,516 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – White and Black Caribbean|| 63 || {{Percentage | 63 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||269 || {{Percentage | 269 | 420,196 | 2 }} || 102 || {{Percentage | 102 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – [[Mixed white and black African people in the United Kingdom|White and Black African]]|| 30|| {{Percentage | 30| 327,343 | 2 }} ||104|| {{Percentage | 104| 420,196 | 2 }} || 51 || {{Percentage | 51 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
|align=left | – Other Mixed|| 546|| {{Percentage | 546| 327,343 | 2 }} ||884|| {{Percentage | 884| 420,196 | 2 }} || 1,237 || {{Percentage | 1,237 | 520,092 | 2 }}
|-
!align=left|[[Black British|Black]]|| 614|| {{Percentage | 614| 327,343 | 2 }} ||1,426|| {{Percentage | 1,426| 420,196| 2 }} || 300 || {{Percentage | 300 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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|align=left | – African|| 408|| {{Percentage | 408| 327,343 | 2 }} ||553|| {{Percentage | 553| 420,196 | 2 }} || 139 || {{Percentage | 139 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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|align=left | – Caribbean|| 140|| {{Percentage | 140| 327,343 | 2 }} ||347|| {{Percentage | 347| 420,196 | 2 }} || 108 || {{Percentage | 108 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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|align=left | – Other Black|| 66|| {{Percentage | 66| 327,343 | 2 }} ||526|| {{Percentage | 526| 420,196 | 2 }} || 53 || {{Percentage | 53 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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!align=left|[[British Arabs|Arab]]|| || ||494|| {{Percentage | 494| 420,196| 2 }} || 80 || {{Percentage | 80 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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!align=left|[[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|Other Ethnic group]] || 2,238 || {{Percentage | 2,238 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||39,986 || {{Percentage | 39,986 | 420,196| 2 }} || 86,830 || {{Percentage | 86,830 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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!align=left |TOTAL || 327,343 || {{Percentage | 327,343 | 327,343 | 2 }} ||420,196 || {{Percentage | 420,196 | 420,196 | 2 }} || || {{Percentage | 520,092 | 520,092 | 2 }}
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==Sikh Schools==
There are currently 13 Sikh Schools in England that teach the national curriculum alongside Sikh values. These schools are often oversubscribed and outperform regular schools, for example the Nishkam High School in Birmingham was recently rated by Ofsted as outstanding in every area.<ref>[http://www.nishkamschooltrust.org/nishkam-high-2/ofsted/] Nishkam High School Ofsted report, accessed 1 October 2014</ref> The Nishkam School Trust is also developing a sister school in West London, which is an area with a large Sikh community, which is due to open in September 2016.<ref>[http://www.nishkamschooltrust.org/update-on-site-selection-for-permanent-school-premises/] Nishkam Schools Trust on West London site, accessed 1 October 2014</ref>

The schools include:
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* Akaal Primary School, Derby
* Atam Academy, Romford
* Falcons Primary School, Leicester
* Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Chigwell
* [[Guru Nanak Sikh Academy]], Hayes
* Khalsa Primary School, Slough
* Khalsa Primary School, Southall
* Pioneer Secondary Academy, Stoke Poges
* Nishkam Nursery & Primary School, Birmingham
* Nishkam High School, Birmingham
* Nishkam School West London, Isleworth
* Seva School, Coventry
* The British Sikh School, Wolverhampton
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== Gurdwaras ==
[[Image:Gurdwara.Sri.Guru.Singh.Sabha.Southall.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]], [[Southall]], [[London]].]]
Southall, in London, is home to the largest Sikh temple outside India, known as [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]].<ref>[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1301/1217] museumoflondon.org.uk, accessed 15 January 2009</ref> It opened in 2003 after almost three years construction and a cost of £17 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2898761.stm|title=£17m Sikh temple opens|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref> Another large Gurdwara in [[Gravesend, Kent|Gravesend]] began construction in 2001, and was officially opened in November 2010 .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11795526|title=Gurdwara open to Gravesend Sikhs after eight years work|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> In [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], a former Church of England church has been transformed into a Sikh Gurdwara by the Sunderland Sikh Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/content/articles/2006/05/18/sikh_temple_community_feature.shtml|title=Community spirit boosted by Sikh Temple|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=27 April 2011}}</ref>

Many cities, especially those with large Sikh communities, now have several Gurdwaras to cater to their growing congregations. For example, Bradford is a city that now has 6 Gurdwaras. Many Gurdwaras will have had other uses and have been converted from industrial buildings to even former churches that have closed down. Increasingly, Gurdwaras are being purposely built, The Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Bradford is an example of a purpose built Gurdwara.<ref>[http://www.bradfordgurdwara.com/other-gurdwara-in-bradford/] Gurdwaras in Bradford, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>

== Notable British Sikh organisations ==
In addition to Gurdwaras there are now a variety of additional organisations which have been setup by Sikhs to support the community:
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* [[British Sikh Report]]
* [[City Sikhs]]
* [[Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick]]
* [[Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha]]
* [[Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha]] Southall
* [[Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick]]
* [[Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara]]
* [[Nishkam SWAT]]
* [[Sangat TV]]
* [[Sikh Pioneers & Sikh Light Infantry Association UK]]
* [[Sikh Channel]]
* [[Sikh Federation (UK)]]
* [[The Sikh Awards]]
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== Sikh Media ==
Sikhs in England have managed to establish a range of media outlets to propagate and encourage dialogue between Sikhs across the country, predominantly in Punjabi, although increasingly media is produced in English to include the new generation. Many Sikhs still speak Punjabi as a first and second language. In England there are currently no less than 4 Sky channels including, [[Sikh Channel]], [[Sikh TV]], [[Akaal Channel]] and [[Sangat TV]], all are also broadcast worldwide and on the internet.<ref>[http://www.sikhnet.com/news/future-sikh-media-personal-perspective-op-ed] Future of Sikh Media, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>

In radio there are numerous stations broadcast on analogue in areas with large Sikh communities as well as internationally on the Sky platform, since 2001 Sukh Sagar on Sky channel 0150 is one such station that was also the world's first 24-hour Gurbani (Sikh prayer) radio station.<ref>[http://www.sukhsagarradio.co.uk/aboutus.php] Sukh Sagar radio station, accessed on 1 October 2014</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of British Sikhs]]
*[[Sikhism in the United Kingdom]]
*[[Sikhism in Scotland]]
*[[Sikhism in Wales]]
*[[Religion in England]]
*[[:Category:Gurdwaras in England|Gurdwaras in England]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.citysikhs.org.uk/ National Network of British Sikh Professionals]
*[http://www.sgsss.org/ Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha's official website]

*[http://www.sikhi.de/ Information Portal of the Sikh faith]

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