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The London postal district is the area in England of 241 square miles (620 km 2) to which mail addressed to the London post town is delivered. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General directed Sir Rowland Hill to devise the area in 1856 and throughout its history it has been subject to reorganisation and division into increasingly smaller postal units, with the early ...
Many post towns are former "county towns" but postcode areas rarely align with the county (or successor authority) area. For example, within the PA postcode area the PA1 and PA78 postcode districts are 140 miles (225 km) apart, and cover 5 local authority areas; and the eight postcode areas of the London post town cover only 40% of Greater ...
In 1970, codes were introduced to the London Western and North Western postal districts. [17] In December 1970, much Christmas mail was postmarked with the message "Remember to use the Postal Code" although codes were used to sort mail in only a handful of sorting offices. [18]
The W (Western and Paddington) postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area[ 2] is a group of postcode districts covering part of central and part of West London, England. The area originates from the Western (W1) and Paddington (W2-14) districts [ 3] of the London postal district. This area covers 35 postcode districts and around ...
WC postcode area. / 51.518; -0.122. The WC (Western Central) postcode area, also known as the London WC postcode area, [2] is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. The area covered is of high density development, and includes parts of the City of Westminster and the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, plus a very small ...
SW postcode area. / 51.462; -0.169. 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 ...
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EC postcode area. / 51.520; -0.098. The EC (Eastern Central) postcode area, also known as the London EC postal area, [ 2] is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes almost all of the City of London and parts of the London boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Westminster.