London WC1

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London WC1 (Greater London)
London WC1
Approximate location in the London postal district (red) and Greater London (thick black line)
Central London postcode districts
Central London postcode districts

WC1 is a postcode district in the WC postcode area of London, England.[1]


[edit] Postal arrangements

The postcode district is part of the LONDON post town.[1] There are no dependent localities used in the postcode district.[1] The numbered district was created in 1917. Before then it had been included in the WC postal district. There has been no significant recoding of the district from 1990 to 2007.[2] There are Post Office branches in the district at Grays Inn, High Holborn, Marchmont Street and Russell Square.[3]

The district has been subdivided into eight smaller districts by the addition of an extra character. Where the WC1 postcode district is used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, it continues to be commonly grouped into this one 'district'. Deliveries for WC1 (and for W1 and WC2) come from the Rathbone Place office.

Postcode district Post town Coverage Sectors in use
WC1A LONDON New Oxford Street 1, 2
WC1B including the British Museum 3, 4, 5
WC1E including University College London 6, 7
WC1H including St Pancras 8, 9, 0
WC1N including Great Ormond Street Hospital 1, 2, 3
WC1R Gray's Inn 4, 5
WC1V High Holborn 6, 7
WC1X Kings Cross, Finsbury (west) 8, 9, 0

[edit] Coverage

The area is roughly bounded by Gray's Inn Road to the east, High Holborn to the south, Tottenham Court Road to the west and Euston Road to the north, and hence approximately corresponds to the modern district of Bloomsbury, with parts of Holborn, King's Cross and St Pancras.[4] It includes Russell Square, Tavistock Square and Coram's Fields. It is mostly within the London Borough of Camden, although a small part towards the east is within the London Borough of Islington. WC1 is a diverse and densely populated area. It includes the British Museum and buildings owned by the federal University of London and its constituent colleges and institutes.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  2. ^ Royal Mail - Major recode historical information - 1990-1999, 2000-2007
  3. ^ Post Office - Branch locator
  4. ^ Museum of London - The Postcodes Project - WC1
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