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{{Short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=SW}}
The '''SW (South Western) postcode area''', also known as the '''London SW postcode area''',<ref name=guide>{{cite book |title=Address Management Guide |edition=4 |publisher=[[Royal Mail|Royal Mail Group]] |year=2004}}</ref> is a group of 20 postcode districts within the [[London postal district|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),<ref name="ILLP">{{cite book |author=[[Competition Commission|Monopolies and Mergers Commission]] |year=1980 |chapter=The London Postal Region |title=The Inner London Letter Post |chapter-url=http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1980/fulltext/122c03.pdf |publisher=[[Office of Public Sector Information|HMSO]] |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120119212832/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1980/fulltext/122c03.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 postcode area|TW]], [[KT postcode area|KT]] and [[GU postcode area|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
===List of postcode districts===
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in ''italics'':<ref name="streets 1930">{{cite web | publisher=[[Office of Public Sector Information|HMSO]] | title= Names of Streets and Places in the London Postal area |url=http://www.londonancestor.com/po/1map-w.htm |via=London Ancestor | year=1930 }}</ref>
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| LONDON
| [[Whitehall]], [[Buckingham Palace]], the [[Houses of Parliament]] and west of [[St James's]]
| [[City of Westminster|Westminster]]
|-
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| LONDON
| Northern 'Victoria' around [[Buckingham Gate]] (a street) to include both sides of part of [[Victoria Street, London|Victoria Street]]
| Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| Surrounds 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 Parade]]
| Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| A 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 Square
| Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| between [[Vauxhall Bridge]], [[Grosvenor Bridge|Grosvenor (or Victoria Railway) Bridge]] and Victoria Station, taking in both sides of Vauxhall Bridge Road; includes Pimlico
| Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| South or lower [[Belgravia]] and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] (a corner), from [[Sloane Square]] to Victoria Station to Grosvenor Waterside basin
| Westminster, [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]]
|-
!
| LONDON
| Rest of [[Belgravia]] (north of [[Eaton Square]]), [[Knightsbridge]] (eastern half) and [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] (a corner)
| Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea
|-
!
| LONDON
| All but the west of [[St James's]]
| Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Brixton district:'' [[Brixton Hill]], [[Tulse Hill]] (part), [[Brixton]] (part), [[Streatham Hill]], [[Clapham Park]] (part), [[Lambeth]]
| [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]]
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Chelsea district:'' [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]]
| Kensington and Chelsea
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Clapham district:'' [[Clapham]]
| Lambeth, [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]]
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Earls Court district:'' [[
| Kensington and Chelsea
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Fulham district:'' [[Fulham]]
| [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham]]
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''South Kensington district:'' [[South Kensington]]
| Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''South Lambeth district:'' [[South Lambeth]], [[Vauxhall]], [[Nine Elms]] (east), [[Clapham]] (north), [[Stockwell]] (northwest), [[Oval, London|Oval]] (west)
| Lambeth, Wandsworth
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Stockwell district:'' [[Brixton]], [[Stockwell]], [[Clapham]] (part), [[Oval, London|Oval]] (part)
| Lambeth
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''West Brompton district:'' [[West Brompton]]
| Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and
|-
! SW11
| LONDON
| ''Battersea head district:'' [[Battersea]], [[Nine Elms]] (west)
| Wandsworth, Lambeth
|-
! SW12
| ''
| Wandsworth, Lambeth
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Barnes district:'' [[Barnes, London|Barnes]]
| [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]]
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Mortlake district:'' [[Mortlake]], [[East Sheen]]
| Richmond upon Thames
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Putney district:'' [[Putney]], [[Roehampton]], [[Kingston Vale]], [[Wimbledon Common|Putney Heath]], [[Putney Vale]], [[Richmond Park]], [[Roehampton|Roehampton Vale]]
| Wandsworth, [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]], Richmond upon Thames
|-
!
| LONDON
| ''Streatham district:'' [[Streatham]], [[Streatham Common]], [[Norbury]], [[Streatham Park]], [[Furzedown]], [[Streatham|Streatham Vale]], [[Mitcham Common]], [[Pollards Hill]], [[Eastfields]], [[West Norwood]] (part)
| Lambeth, [[London Borough of Croydon|Croydon]], Wandsworth, [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]]
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Tooting district:'' [[Tooting]], [[Balham]] (part), [[Mitcham]] (part), [[Furzedown]]
| Wandsworth, Merton
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Wandsworth district:'' [[Wandsworth Town]], [[Southfields]], [[Earlsfield]]
| Wandsworth
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Wimbledon district:'' [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], [[Colliers Wood]], [[Merton Park]], [[Merton Abbey, London|Merton Abbey]], [[Southfields]], [[Morden]] (part)
| Merton, Wandsworth
|-
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| LONDON
| ''West Wimbledon district:'' [[Raynes Park]], [[Lower Morden]], [[Merton Park]], [[Wimbledon Chase]], very small part of the east of [[New Malden]]
| Merton, Kingston upon Thames
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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:
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* SW1A 0AA – [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]
* SW1A 0PW – [[House of Lords]], [[Palace of Westminster]]
* SW1A 1AA – [[Buckingham Palace]]
* SW1A 1BA – [[Clarence House]], Residence of King Charles III during restoration of Buckingham Palace
* SW1A 2AA – [[10 Downing Street]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and [[First Lord of the Treasury]]
* SW1A 2AB – [[11 Downing Street]], [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
* SW1A 2AH – [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], King Charles Street
* SW1A 2HQ – [[HM Treasury]] headquarters
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===SW19===
SW19 is the postcode that covers [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]] and is used as a synonym for the [[Wimbledon Championships]] tennis tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1147243/Where-is-Wimbledon-why-is-it-called-SW19-reason-explained | title=Where is Wimbledon and why is it called SW19? Reason explained |website=Express.co.uk |first1=Andy |last1=Wilson | date=12 July 2019 | accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/wimbledon-2022-seven-talking-points-from-sw-19-215038890.html | title=Wimbledon 2022: Seven talking points from SW19 |website= Yahoo Sports |date=Jul 10, 2022 |first1=Oli |last1=Dickson Jefford | accessdate=13 July 2022}}</ref>
==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 Borough of Merton|London Boroughs of Merton]] and [[London Borough of Croydon|Croydon]] and the northeastern parts of the [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames]] and [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]].<ref>[[:File:Londonpostal iln 1857.jpg]]</ref><ref>[[Postcodes in the United Kingdom#History]]</ref>
==Map==
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{{Postcode area imagemap|map=SW postcode area|size=550x550px}}
==See also==
*[[Postcode Address File]]
*[[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom]]
*[[London postal district]]
==References==
{{
==External links==
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926234202/https://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ |date=26 September 2018 }}
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{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW1|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228183947/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW1.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW2|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227221505/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW2.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW3|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045250/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW3.html?}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW4|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070248/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW4.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW5|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070326/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW5.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW6|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070426/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW6.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW7|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070517/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW7.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW8|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920134634/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW8.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW9|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127142859/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW9.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW10|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045023/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW10.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW11|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228181537/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW11.html?}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW12|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070752/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW12.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW13|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070940/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW13.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW14|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820083529/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW14.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW15|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127151142/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW15.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW16|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925012303/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW16.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW17|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420233909/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW17.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW18|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925012450/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW18.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW19|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925012825/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW19.html}}
*{{cite postcode project|SW20|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925012851/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/SW20.html}}
{{Refend}}
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{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}}
{{London postcode areas}}
[[Category:Postcode areas covering London]]
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