London SW1
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London SW1 is the London postal district covering the area of central London on the north bank of the River Thames, roughly between Hungerford Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. It contains Pimlico and Belgravia, plus parts of Westminster and Brompton.
Similar to other central London post codes its outward portion is further subdivided into 8 different regions.
In clockwise fashion these are:
SW1Y - St. James
SW1A - the area around Whitehall and Buckingham Palace
SW1H - area east of Buckingham Gate
SW1E - between Buckingham Gate and Victoria Station
SW1P - triangular area between Victoria Station, the Houses of Parliament, and Vauxhall Bridge; eastern part of Pimlico
SW1V - triangular area between Vauxhall Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, and Victoria Station; Pimlico proper
SW1W - area between Sloane Square and Victoria Station, south of Kings Road
SW1X - Belgravia, north of Kings Road
[edit] Adjacent Postcodes
- North: WC2 across Northumberland Avenue; W1 across Piccadilly; and W2 across Rotten Row.
- East: SE1 and SE11, across the River Thames.
- South: SW8, across the River Thames.
- West: SW3 and SW7 where the border is not marked by a single main road or geographical feature.
[edit] Places of interest
SW1 contains several distinctive postcodes:
- SW1A 0AA - House of Commons
- SW1A 0PW - House of Lords, Palace of Westminster
- SW1A 1AA - Buckingham Palace
- SW1A 2AA - 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
- SW1A 2AB - 11 Downing Street, Chancellor of the Exchequer
- SW1A 2HQ - HM Treasury headquarters
Other places in SW1:
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South Western: SW1 Head district | SW2 Brixton | SW3 Chelsea | SW4 Clapham | SW5 Earls Court | SW6 Fulham | SW7 South Kensington | SW8 South Lambeth | SW9 Stockwell | SW10 West Brompton Battersea: SW11 Head district | SW12 Balham | SW13 Barnes | SW14 Mortlake | SW15 Putney | SW16 Streatham | SW17 Tooting | SW18 Wandsworth | SW19 Wimbledon | SW20 West Wimbledon |
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