N postcode area
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| London N postcode area | |
| Postcode area | N |
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| Postcode area name | London N |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 23 |
| Postcode sectors | 89 |
| Postcodes (live) | 17,827 |
| Postcodes (total) | 25,456 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The N (Northern) postcode area, also known as the London N postcode area[2], is the part of the London postal district covering much of north London, England.
It includes parts of the London boroughs of Hackney, Islington, Camden, Barnet, Haringey and Enfield. The postcode area does not cover all of north London, with the EN postcode area covering sections of Enfield and Barnet and the HA postcode area covering a section of Barnet.
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[edit] History
The postcode area orginated in 1857 as the N district. It was divided into numbered districts in 1917.[3] The districts usually cover a wider area than their names might suggest. As of 2004, the district names do not form part of the postal address.[2]
[edit] Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
[edit] Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - E (London E) - EC (London EC) - WC (London WC) - NW (London NW) - EN (Enfield) . |
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[edit] References
- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ a b Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ British Postal Museum & Archive - Postcodes (PDF)
[edit] See also
| N postcode area |
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N1 Head district | N2 East Finchley | N3 Finchley | N4 Finsbury Park | N5 Highbury | N6 Highgate | N7 Holloway | N8 Hornsey | N9 Lower Edmonton | N10 Muswell Hill | N11 New Southgate | N12 North Finchley | N13 Palmers Green | N14 Southgate | N15 South Tottenham | N16 Stoke Newington | N17 Tottenham | N18 Upper Edmonton | N19 Upper Holloway | N20 Whetstone | N21 Winchmore Hill | N22 Wood Green |
