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Top 25 Encyclopedia publishers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 71 company matches for encyclopedia publishers associated with the United Kingdom as of October 2026 and tracks 5,615 professional contacts across them, including 1,485 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for encyclopedia publishers associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed October 25, 2026.

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The 25 largest encyclopedia publishers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 71 company matches for encyclopedia publishers based in the United Kingdom, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 25, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchMilton, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261,001-5,0002,895 contacts →

Exact match

“Taylor & Francis Group partners with researchers, scholarly societies, universities and libraries worldwide to bring knowledge to life.”

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2Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 2026501-1,0001,056 contacts →

Exact match

“Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…”

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3Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261,001-5,000291 contacts →

Exact match

“A history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world.”

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4Exact matchBasingstoke, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 2026201-500210 contacts →

Exact match

“Palgrave Macmillan is a global academic and business publisher for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS).”

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5Exact matchCheltenham, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-200110 contacts →

Exact match

“Edward Elgar Publishing is a leading international academic and professional publisher with a strong focus on the social sciences and legal fields.”

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6Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-20072 contacts →

Exact match

“Profile Books was founded in 1996 to publish stimulating non-fiction in a wide range of fields, including history and current affairs, business and economics, science and…”

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7Exact matchGodalming, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5067 contacts →

Exact match

“We're a non-profit company publishing the world's most-read history encyclopedia.”

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8Exact matchNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5053 contacts →

Exact match

“Cambridge Scholars Publishing is an independent academic publisher, committed to providing a forward-thinking publishing service that champions original thinking, whilst ensuring…”

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9Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-20046 contacts →

Exact match

“In July 1985 Michael O’Mara Books published its first book.”

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10Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-20038 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to deliver talent-driven publishing with leading authors and brands worldwide.”

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11Exact matchMartlesham, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5035 contacts →

Exact match

“Boydell & Brewer Ltd was formed in 1978.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 1993, Anthem Press specializes in the publishing of new academic research, professional and trade books and e-books within established and emerging social sciences…”

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13Exact matchOswestry, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-20025 contacts →

Exact match

“Brooklands New Media, one of the world’s most authoritative and influential book publishers, has been publishing commemorative books on the world’s leading private and public…”

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14Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5013 contacts →

Exact match

“Amber Books Ltd is an illustrated non-fiction publisher and book packaging company based in north London, UK.”

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15Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“REAKTION BOOKS LIMITED is a publishing company based out of 2-4 Sebastian Street, London, United Kingdom.”

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16Exact matchThaxted, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“Miles Kelly Publishing is an independent children's publishing company founded by Jim Miles and Gerard Kelly in 1996.”

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17Exact matchLewes, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

“Unicorn Publishing Group is a leading independent publisher with four imprints: Unicorn, our visual arts and cultural history imprint; Uniform, specialising in military history…”

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18Exact matchWakefield, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202651-20010 contacts →

Exact match

“British Online Archives is one of the United Kingdom’s leading academic publishers.”

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19Exact matchOxford, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-509 contacts →

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“Hart Publishing was established by its founders Richard Hart and Jane Parker in 1996 to publish the highest quality works of legal scholarship.”

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20Exact matchOxford, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“BAR Publishing is one of the world’s largest publishers of academic archaeology, and was recently awarded PLS Professional and Academic Publisher of the Year 2022 by the…”

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21Exact matchSouthend-on-sea, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“AquaPress publishes and manufactures books.”

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22Exact matchOxford, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 202611-503 contacts →

Exact match

“Oxbow Books is a leading publisher in the fields of archaeology, ancient history and medieval studies, with an international reputation for quality and affordability earned over…”

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23Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-103 contacts →

Exact match

“SPIRAMUS PRESS LIMITED is a publishing company based out of 102 Blandford St, London, United Kingdom.”

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24Exact matchPulborough, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“NEXT ELEMENT LTD is a publishing company based out of HARDHAM MILL BUSINES PARK LONDON ROAD HARDHAM, PULBOROUGH, United Kingdom.”

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25Exact matchAylesbury, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 25, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“Market House Books is a book packager with many years of experience in producing all kinds of reference books – from small pocket dictionaries to large multi-volume colour…”

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Showing 25 of 71 encyclopedia publishers based in the United Kingdom

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Encyclopedia publishers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Oct 25, 2026
26.4%Verified-email coverage
79.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
33.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Oct 25, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
42
11-50
16
51-200
8
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 71 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “encyclopedia publishers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,485 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 25, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “encyclopedia publishers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many encyclopedia publishers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 71 company matches for encyclopedia publishers associated with the United Kingdom as of October 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Taylor & Francis Group tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most encyclopedia publishers?

London leads with 24 company records, followed by Oxford (3) and Edinburgh (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 1,485 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 71 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 25, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.