Talk:London postal district

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Contents 1 To do 2 Alpha order 3 Inner London? 4 Lookup 5 No "S" Postal District Numbers 6 N19 on map twice 7 W2 anomaly 8 NE 9 Charlton and Woolwich later additions

[edit] To do

To do:

• add all names of postal districts
• add names of the areas that gave the ordering
• link these to the [[Xxxxx, London, England]] namespace of articles

See Wikipedia:WikiProject London for more details.

[edit] Alpha order

N1, NW1, E1, SE1, SW1, EC1 and WC1 do not follow the convention of being in alphabetical order. Southwark for SE1 is correct. The ful correct list of disticts and codes is here http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/LND/postaldistricts.htm Mintguy

[edit] Inner London?

It is misleading to call the area covered by N,SE,SW,E,W & NW postcodes Inner London as Inner London is a defined term (the old LCC area) for example: In the East sector only E1, E2, E3, E6, E8 and E9 were within the LCC and are now in Inner London. Mrsteviec 14:10, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Lookup

I did a look up for "Greater London" on this site to get a difinitive list and the namess for the postcodes outside the London postal district but within Greater London. http://www.brainstorm.co.uk/uk_post_code_search.htm . Mrsteviec 21:20, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] No "S" Postal District Numbers

does anyone know if the fact that the "SE" & "SW" numbers were both divided into two alphabetical groups :- SE1-SE18 & SE19-SE27(at that time)and SW1-SW10 & SW11-SW20 signifies that it was originally intended to use the "S" postal district as well, but changed at a late stage...??? Also anyone know why NW11 Golders Green is also "out of sequence "??? IsarSteve 16:25, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

For a very short time there was an 'S' district as well as an 'NE'. These weren't considered viable and so merged with others respectivly. See http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/research/downloads/BPMA_Info_Sheet_Postcodes_web.pdf for more info.

[edit] N19 on map twice

N19 is on the map twice. The correct one is the inner one. I think the other one should be N9. — 81.132.5.80 04:17, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

well-spotted! I've seen that image many times but hadn't noticed it. I've just downloaded it, made the edit and re-uploaded it. --Vamp:Willow 10:36, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] W2 anomaly

Why is Paddington W2?

Because W2 is erroneously listed as Paddington. W2 is actually a "Head District" with a District Sorting Office (here, West). W1 is also a Head District, but is self-contained due to it´s central location and large amount of traffic. Each London Postal Area has a "Head District" with a District Sorting Office. (N1, E1, SW1, WC1, EC1, SE1, & W2).IsarSteve 00:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

I seem to remember W1, WC1 and WC2 all being dealt with together at Rathbone Place. Mrsteviec 07:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

This (PDF) reveals that W1, W2 and SW11 are all head districts. W is subdivided into Western (W1 only) and Paddington (W2-14). SW forms Southwestern (SW1-15) and Battersea (SW11-20). MRSC • Talk 23:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

What about WC1A and WC2B etc - do they have separate facilities or not? Morwen - Talk 00:14, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NE

I've managed to work out from an old map and descriptive gazetteers that the NE sector covered what is today E2,4,5,8,9,10,11,17,18 and the original E sector was what is now E1,3,6,7,12,13,14,15,16. I can't work out which areas where removed from the postal district when the sectors where merged. Anyone know? Above the Alexandra pub on Victoria Park Road there is a fine old street sign proudly showing NE if anyone is nearby with a camera, I keep forgetting to go there and take a snap. Mrsteviec 07:14, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

This maps reveals the full original extent of the postal district. Based on this, it looks like it was retracted at some point in every direction. MRSC • Talk 23:28, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Charlton and Woolwich later additions

This map if 1900 [1] suggests the district did not originally cover Charlton and Woolwich. Anyone know anything about this? Mrsteviec 20:12, 21 September 2006 (UTC)