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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
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>
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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=
==Boundaries==
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