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{{Short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2013}}
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{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=SW}}
The '''SW (South Western
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.
===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>
{{postcode area table start}}
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! SW1A
| LONDON
| [[Whitehall]]
| [[City of Westminster|Westminster]]
|-
! SW1E
| LONDON
|
| Westminster
|-
! SW1H
| 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
|-
! SW1P
| 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
|-
! SW1V
| LONDON
|
| Westminster
|-
! SW1W
| LONDON
| South or lower [[Belgravia]] and [[Chelsea,
| Westminster, [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
|-
! SW1X
| LONDON
| Rest of [[Belgravia]]
| Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea
|-
! SW1Y
| LONDON
| All but the west of [[St James's]]
| Westminster
|-
! SW2
| LONDON
| ''Brixton district:'' [[Brixton Hill]], [[
| [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]]
|-
! SW3
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! SW4
| LONDON
| ''Clapham district:'' [[Clapham]], [[Stockwell]] (part)
| Lambeth, [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]]
|-
! SW5
| LONDON
| ''Earls Court district:'' [[
| Kensington and Chelsea
|-
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| LONDON
| ''Fulham district:'' [[Fulham]], [[Parsons Green]]
| [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham]]
|-
! SW7
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! SW8
| LONDON
| ''South Lambeth district:'' [[South Lambeth]], [[Vauxhall]], [[
| Lambeth, Wandsworth
|-
! SW9
| LONDON
| ''Stockwell district:'' [[
| Lambeth
|-
! SW10
| LONDON
| ''West Brompton district:'' [[West Brompton]], [[
|
|-
! SW11
| LONDON
| ''Battersea
| Wandsworth, Lambeth
|-
! SW12
| LONDON
| ''Balham district:'' [[Balham]], [[Clapham
| Wandsworth, Lambeth
|-
! SW13
| LONDON
| ''Barnes district:'' [[Barnes, London|Barnes]]
| [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]]
|-
! SW14
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! SW15
| LONDON
| ''Putney district:'' [[
| Wandsworth, [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]], Richmond upon Thames
|-
! SW16
| LONDON
| ''Streatham district:'' [[Streatham]], [[Streatham Common]], [[Norbury
|
|-
! SW17
| LONDON
| ''Tooting district:'' [[Tooting]], [[
| Wandsworth, Merton
|-
! SW18
| LONDON
| ''Wandsworth district:'' [[Wandsworth Town]], [[Southfields]], [[Earlsfield]]
| Wandsworth
|-
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! SW20
| 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===
SW1
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* SW1A 0AA – [[
* 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
==Map==
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==References==
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==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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*{{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}}
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*{{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}}
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