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    London SW
    Postcode area
    SW is located in the United Kingdom
    SW
    SW
    Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°10′08″W / 51.462°N 0.169°W / 51.462; -0.169
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Postcode area
    SW
    Postcode area name
    London SW
    Post towns1
    Postcode districts29
    Postcode sectors139
    Postcodes (live)19,890
    Postcodes (total)36,392
    Statistics as at May 2020[1]

    The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area,[2] is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of postcode district SW1, plus SW2 - SW10) and the Battersea operational district (covering SW11 - SW20),[3] and is the only area within the London post town to lie on both sides of the River Thames.

    Mail for the area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow, along with mail for the TW, KT and GU postcode areas.

    Postal administration

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    The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SW district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the very short-lived S district, with the rest going to SE. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917.[4] The South Western district consists of the postcode districts SW1–SW10 and the once Battersea-headquartered component consists of the postcode districts SW11–SW20.[3][5]

    The South Western head district was designated as SW1 and the rest of the numbering followed, alphabetically, by their most important parish, chapelry, topological or built environment feature names, up to 10. Similarly as to the Battersea SW11 once "head district".

    List of postcode districts

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    The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics:[5]

    Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
    SW1ALondonWhitehall, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and west of St James'sWestminster
    SW1ELondonNorthern "Victoria" around Buckingham Gate (a street) to include both sides of part of Victoria StreetWestminster
    SW1HLondonSurrounds of St James's Park tube station centred on Broadway, Queen Anne's Gate and Old Queen Street to include both sides of part of Victoria Street – derivation: Horse Guards ParadeWestminster
    SW1PLondonA projection around Parliament Square. Nearby Westminster School to Westminster Cathedral to CCAL, University of the Arts, London (omitting all backstreets nearest to Vauxhall Bridge Road) – derivation: Parliament SquareWestminster
    SW1VLondonbetween Vauxhall Bridge, Grosvenor (or Victoria Railway) Bridge and Victoria Station, taking in both sides of Vauxhall Bridge Road; includes PimlicoWestminster
    SW1WLondonSouth or lower Belgravia and Chelsea (a corner), from Sloane Square to Victoria Station to Grosvenor Waterside basinWestminster, Kensington and Chelsea
    SW1XLondonRest of Belgravia (north of Eaton Square), Knightsbridge (eastern half) and Chelsea (a corner)Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea
    SW1YLondonAll but the west of St James'sWestminster
    SW2LondonBrixton district: Brixton Hill, Tulse Hill (part), Brixton (part), Streatham Hill, Clapham Park (part), LambethLambeth
    SW3LondonChelsea district: Chelsea, Brompton, Knightsbridge (part)Kensington and Chelsea
    SW4LondonClapham district: Clapham, Balham (part), Stockwell (part)Lambeth, Wandsworth
    SW5LondonEarls Court district: Earl's CourtKensington and Chelsea
    SW6LondonFulham district: Fulham, Parsons GreenHammersmith and Fulham
    SW7LondonSouth Kensington district: South Kensington, Knightsbridge (part)Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster
    SW8LondonSouth Lambeth district: South Lambeth, Vauxhall, Nine Elms (east), Clapham (north), Stockwell (northwest), Oval (west)Lambeth, Wandsworth
    SW9LondonStockwell district: Brixton, Stockwell, Clapham (part), Oval (part)Lambeth
    SW10LondonBrompton district: West Brompton, Chelsea (part)Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham
    SW11LondonBattersea head district: Battersea, Nine Elms (west) Balham (part)Wandsworth
    SW12LondonBalham district: Balham, Clapham Park (part), Wandsworth Common (part)Wandsworth, Lambeth
    SW13LondonBarnes district: BarnesRichmond upon Thames
    SW14LondonMortlake district: Mortlake, East SheenRichmond upon Thames
    SW15LondonPutney district: Putney, Roehampton, Kingston Vale, Putney Heath, Putney Vale, Richmond Park, Roehampton ValeWandsworth, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames
    SW16LondonStreatham district: Streatham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Streatham Park, Furzedown, Streatham Vale, Mitcham Common, Pollards Hill, Eastfields, West Norwood (part)Lambeth, Croydon, Wandsworth, Merton
    SW17LondonTooting district: Tooting, Mitcham (part), FurzedownWandsworth, Merton
    SW18LondonWandsworth district: Wandsworth Town, Southfields, EarlsfieldWandsworth
    SW19LondonWimbledon district: Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, Merton Park, Merton Abbey, Southfields, Morden (part)Merton, Wandsworth
    SW20LondonWest Wimbledon district: Raynes Park, Lower Morden, Merton Park, Wimbledon Chase, very small part of the east of New MaldenMerton, Kingston upon Thames

    SW1

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    SW1 is the South Western head district. Since about the 1890s it has had a surplus of addresses and buildings for practical division into one set of inwards codes so is divided into smaller postcode districts since 1917 used for mail purposes. SW1 is used in geographic reference, street signs and colloquial use across most communities. Its eight subdivisions continue to be classed as one 'district'. Within SW1A are keynote inward codes including:

    SW19

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    SW19 is the postcode that covers Wimbledon and is used as a metonym for the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament.[6][7]

    Boundaries

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    The SW postcode area covers parts of nine London Boroughs. North of the River Thames, it covers the southern parts of the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. South of the river, it covers all of the London Borough of Wandsworth, the western part of the London Borough of Lambeth, the northern parts of the London Boroughs of Merton and Croydon and the northeastern parts of the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames.[8][9]

    Map

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    SW postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.CR postcode areaEC postcode areaKT postcode areaSE postcode areaSM postcode areaSM postcode areaTW postcode areaW postcode areaWC postcode area
    SW postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CR, EC, KT, SE, SM, TW, W and WC postcode areas.

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
    2. ^ Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group. 2004.
    3. ^ a b Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1980). "The London Postal Region" (PDF). The Inner London Letter Post. HMSO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    4. ^ "Postcodes" (PDF). Archive Information Sheet. The British Postal Museum and Archive. January 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
    5. ^ a b "Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area". HMSO. 1930 – via London Ancestor.
    6. ^ Wilson, Andy (12 July 2019). "Where is Wimbledon and why is it called SW19? Reason explained". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    7. ^ Dickson Jefford, Oli (10 July 2022). "Wimbledon 2022: Seven talking points from SW19". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
    8. ^ File:Londonpostal iln 1857.jpg
    9. ^ Postcodes in the United Kingdom#History
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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SW_postcode_area&oldid=1324195222"

      Template:Attached KML/SW postcode area
      KML is from Wikidata
      London SW
      Postcode area
      SW is located in the United Kingdom
      SW
      SW
      Coordinates: 51°27′43″N 0°10′08″W / 51.462°N 0.169°W / 51.462; -0.169
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Postcode area
      SW
      Postcode area name
      London SW
      Post towns1
      Postcode districts29
      Postcode sectors139
      Postcodes (live)19,890
      Postcodes (total)36,392
      Statistics as at May 2020[1]

      The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area,[2] is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of postcode district SW1, plus SW2 - SW10) and the Battersea operational district (covering SW11 - SW20),[3] and is the only area within the London post town to lie on both sides of the River Thames.

      Mail for the area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow, along with mail for the TW, KT and GU postcode areas.

      Postal administration

      The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SW district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the very short-lived S district, with the rest going to SE. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917.[4] The South Western district consists of the postcode districts SW1–SW10 and the once Battersea-headquartered component consists of the postcode districts SW11–SW20.[3][5]

      The South Western head district was designated as SW1 and the rest of the numbering followed, alphabetically, by their most important parish, chapelry, topological or built environment feature names, up to 10. Similarly as to the Battersea SW11 once "head district".

      List of postcode districts

      The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics:[5]

      Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
      SW1ALondonWhitehall, Downing Street, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and west of St James'sWestminster
      SW1ELondonNorthern "Victoria" around Buckingham Gate (a street) to include both sides of part of Victoria StreetWestminster
      SW1HLondonSurrounds of St James's Park tube station centred on Broadway, Queen Anne's Gate and Old Queen Street to include both sides of part of Victoria Street – derivation: Horse Guards ParadeWestminster
      SW1PLondonA projection around Parliament Square. Nearby Westminster School to Westminster Cathedral to CCAL, University of the Arts, London (omitting all backstreets nearest to Vauxhall Bridge Road) – derivation: Parliament SquareWestminster
      SW1VLondonbetween Vauxhall Bridge, Grosvenor (or Victoria Railway) Bridge and Victoria Station, taking in both sides of Vauxhall Bridge Road; includes PimlicoWestminster
      SW1WLondonSouth or lower Belgravia and Chelsea (a corner), from Sloane Square to Victoria Station to Grosvenor Waterside basinWestminster, Kensington and Chelsea
      SW1XLondonRest of Belgravia (north of Eaton Square), Knightsbridge (eastern half) and Chelsea (a corner)Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea
      SW1YLondonAll but the west of St James'sWestminster
      SW2LondonBrixton district: Brixton Hill, Tulse Hill (part), Brixton (part), Streatham Hill, Clapham Park (part), LambethLambeth
      SW3LondonChelsea district: Chelsea, Brompton, Knightsbridge (part)Kensington and Chelsea
      SW4LondonClapham district: Clapham, Balham (part), Stockwell (part)Lambeth, Wandsworth
      SW5LondonEarls Court district: Earl's CourtKensington and Chelsea
      SW6LondonFulham district: Fulham, Parsons GreenHammersmith and Fulham
      SW7LondonSouth Kensington district: South Kensington, Knightsbridge (part)Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster
      SW8LondonSouth Lambeth district: South Lambeth, Vauxhall, Nine Elms (east), Clapham (north), Stockwell (northwest), Oval (west)Lambeth, Wandsworth
      SW9LondonStockwell district: Brixton, Stockwell, Clapham (part), Oval (part)Lambeth
      SW10LondonBrompton district: West Brompton, Chelsea (part)Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham
      SW11LondonBattersea head district: Battersea, Nine Elms (west) Balham (part)Wandsworth
      SW12LondonBalham district: Balham, Clapham Park (part), Wandsworth Common (part)Wandsworth, Lambeth
      SW13LondonBarnes district: BarnesRichmond upon Thames
      SW14LondonMortlake district: Mortlake, East SheenRichmond upon Thames
      SW15LondonPutney district: Putney, Roehampton, Kingston Vale, Putney Heath, Putney Vale, Richmond Park, Roehampton ValeWandsworth, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames
      SW16LondonStreatham district: Streatham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Streatham Park, Furzedown, Streatham Vale, Mitcham Common, Pollards Hill, Eastfields, West Norwood (part)Lambeth, Croydon, Wandsworth, Merton
      SW17LondonTooting district: Tooting, Mitcham (part), FurzedownWandsworth, Merton
      SW18LondonWandsworth district: Wandsworth Town, Southfields, EarlsfieldWandsworth
      SW19LondonWimbledon district: Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, Merton Park, Merton Abbey, Southfields, Morden (part)Merton, Wandsworth
      SW20LondonWest Wimbledon district: Raynes Park, Lower Morden, Merton Park, Wimbledon Chase, very small part of the east of New MaldenMerton, Kingston upon Thames

      SW1

      SW1 is the South Western head district. Since about the 1890s it has had a surplus of addresses and buildings for practical division into one set of inwards codes so is divided into smaller postcode districts since 1917 used for mail purposes. SW1 is used in geographic reference, street signs and colloquial use across most communities. Its eight subdivisions continue to be classed as one 'district'. Within SW1A are keynote inward codes including:

      SW19

      SW19 is the postcode that covers Wimbledon and is used as a metonym for the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament.[6][7]

      Boundaries

      The SW postcode area covers parts of nine London Boroughs. North of the River Thames, it covers the southern parts of the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. South of the river, it covers all of the London Borough of Wandsworth, the western part of the London Borough of Lambeth, the northern parts of the London Boroughs of Merton and Croydon and the northeastern parts of the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames.[8][9]

      Map

      KML file (edit • help)
      Template:Attached KML/SW postcode area
      KML is from Wikidata
      SW postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.CR postcode areaEC postcode areaKT postcode areaSE postcode areaSM postcode areaSM postcode areaTW postcode areaW postcode areaWC postcode area
      SW postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CR, EC, KT, SE, SM, TW, W and WC postcode areas.

      See also

      References

      1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
      2. ^ Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group. 2004.
      3. ^ a b Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1980). "The London Postal Region" (PDF). The Inner London Letter Post. HMSO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
      4. ^ "Postcodes" (PDF). Archive Information Sheet. The British Postal Museum and Archive. January 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
      5. ^ a b "Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area". HMSO. 1930 – via London Ancestor.
      6. ^ Wilson, Andy (12 July 2019). "Where is Wimbledon and why is it called SW19? Reason explained". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
      7. ^ Dickson Jefford, Oli (10 July 2022). "Wimbledon 2022: Seven talking points from SW19". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
      8. ^ File:Londonpostal iln 1857.jpg
      9. ^ Postcodes in the United Kingdom#History
      • "SW1". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
      • "SW2". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012.
      • "SW3". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
      • "SW4". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW5". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW6". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW7". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW8". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007.
      • "SW9". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
      • "SW10". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
      • "SW11". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
      • "SW12". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW13". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
      • "SW14". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
      • "SW15". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
      • "SW16". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
      • "SW17". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012.
      • "SW18". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
      • "SW19". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
      • "SW20". The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
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