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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 ...
SW1 may refer to: SW1, a postcode district in the London SW postcode area; EMD SW1, a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured between 1938 and 1953; Star Wars: ...
Chelsea is an affluent area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles (4 km). It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
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 ...
The single or pair of letters chosen for postcode areas are generally intended as a mnemonic for the places served. [1] Postcode areas, post towns and postcode districts do not follow political or local authority administrative boundaries and usually serve much larger areas than the place names with which they are associated. Many post towns ...
SW postcode area; South West (London sub region) (2008–2011), a regional planning designation; Western part of South London; South West (London Assembly constituency) (from 2000) London South West (European Parliament constituency) (1979–1999)
The original Ormond Yard was laid out as a 200 feet square plot. [2] It was designed to be a stableyard.It was also formerly known as West Stable Yard. [3] [4] By 1740, the yard was known as Mason's Yard, probably because the owner of the two houses fronting onto both the yard itself and Duke Street was called Henry Mason, a victualler.
Warwick Square is a garden square in the Pimlico district of London SW1. Buildings fronting, save for a church, are listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England . The private gardens at the centre of the square are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens .