London postal district - Origins. The first system, of ten sectors identified by letters, was introduced in 1858; the numbered subdivisions were a war-time measure and date from 1917. The 1917 subdivisions remain important, because they form the first part of the two-part modern postcode (so N1 1AA is an address in the old N1 district), and because they continue to be used by Londoners to refer to their districts. The London postal districts are organized by sectors, as follows, and then numbered alphabeti ...

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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. The capital of the former British Empire, London is a leader in international finance, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. London is one of the world's major global cities ...

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In many places the postal counties did not match the counties of the United Kingdom. There were several reasons for this: Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county. Firstly, many of the approximately 1,500 post towns straddled county boundaries and the offical addresses of all places in such areas included the postal county of the post town regardless of their actual location, for example Denham which is in Buckinghamshire was part of the postal county of Middlesex as it was covered by a sorting office in Uxbridge. < ...

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Postal counties of the United Kingdom, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Boundaries, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - London, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Changes in 1965 and 1974, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - 1974-1996 postal counties, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wales, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Usage, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Modernisation, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Flexible addressing policy, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - After modernisation

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‡ also known as Salop The map omits all exclaves (detached parts) apart from the Furness part of Lancashire south of Cumberland and Westmorland. Monmouthshire was previously usually considered to be a county of England, but is now generally accepted to be part of Wales. Counties named after towns were often legally known as the "County of" followed by the name of the town — so, for example, Yorkshire would be referred to as "County of York". The modern usage is to use the suffix "-shire" only for counties named after ...

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Traditional counties of England, Traditional counties of England - The counties, Traditional counties of England - Origin, Traditional counties of England - Traditional subdivisions, Traditional counties of England - Authenticity and anomalies, Traditional counties of England - Usage, Traditional counties of England - Counties and urban areas, Traditional counties of England - The traditional counties movement

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UK postcodes are alphanumeric. These codes were introduced by the Royal Mail over a fifteen year period from 1959 to 1974. They have been widely adopted not just for their original purpose of automating the sorting of mail but for many other purposes — see Postcode lottery below. However, as the format of the codes does not achieve its objective of primarily identifying the main sorting office and sub-office they have been supplemented by a newer system of five digit codes called Mailsort. Mail users who can deliver mail to the post office sorted by mailsort code receive discounts, whilst deliver ...

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Postcode, Postcode - UK Postcodes, Postcode - Format, Postcode - London postcodes, Postcode - Postcode lottery, Postcode - Other cities' postcodes, Postcode - Validation, Postcode - Application, Postcode - Northern Ireland, Postcode - Crown Dependencies, Postcode - Overseas Territories, Postcode - Postcode history, Postcode - Australian Postcodes, Postcode - South African Postcodes

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The name means the territory of the middle Saxons and its first recorded use was in A.D 704 as Middleseaxan. Geographically, Middlesex included the City of London, which has been self-governing since the thirteenth century and the city of Westminster. The highest point is the High Road in Bushey Heath at 504 feet. Middlesex - Division into hundreds. Middlesex was recorded in the Domesday Book as being divided into the six hundreds of Edmonton, Elthorne, Gore, Hounslow (later Isleworth), Ossulstone and Spelthorne. Settlement was divided as follows: Edmonton Hundred - Edmonton - Enfiel ...

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Middlesex, Middlesex - Early history, Middlesex - Division into hundreds, Middlesex - Modern history, Middlesex - Introduction of county councils, Middlesex - Districts, Middlesex - Creation of Greater London, Middlesex - Recent changes, Middlesex - Legacy, Middlesex - Former postal county

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Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City of London and forms the London region of England. Historically, "London" referred to the square mile of the City of London at the conurbation's heart, from which the city grew. Between 1889 and 1965 it referred to the former County of London which covered the area now known as Inner London. There are other definitions of "London" which cover varying areas, such as the London postal district; the area ...

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The traditional counties accreted over hundreds of years, and have differing ages and origins. In southern England, they were subdivisions of the Kingdom of Wessex, and in many areas represented annexed, previously independent, kingdoms — such as Kent (from the Kingdom of Kent). Only one county on the south coast of England has the suffix "-shire". Hampshire is named after the former town of "Hampton", which is now the city of Southampton. When Wessex conquered Mercia in the 9th and 10th centuries, it subdivided the area into variou ...

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Middlesex - Introduction of county councils. The north western suburbs of London steadily covered large parts of Middlesex, especially following the coming of the railways. In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888, much of the area to the south east became part of the County of London. The remainder of the county came under the control of Middlesex County Council except for the parish of Monken Hadley which became part of Hertfordshire. The Act also provided that the part of Middlesex in the administrative county of London should be "severed from [Middlesex], and form a seperate ...

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Some of the traditional counties have major subdivisions. Of these, the most important are the three ridings of Yorkshire — the East Riding, West Riding and North Riding. Since Yorkshire is so big, its Ridings became established as geographic terms quite apart from their original role as administrative divisions. The second largest county, Lincolnshire, is still administratively divided into three historic "Parts" (intermediate in size between county and wapentake) †...

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Australian postcodes are numeric, consisting of four digits. They were introduced in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG), the predecessor of Australia Post. See this link for a history of the PMG / Australia Post : http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1080,CH2070%257EMO19,00.html See List of postal codes in Australia for more information. ...

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Apart from historic divisions such as Newmarket, Stamford and Tamworth, there are a great number of towns which have expanded (in some cases across a river) into a neighbouring county. These include such towns and cities as Banbury, Birmingham, Bristol, Burton-upon-Trent, Great Yarmouth, Leighton Buzzard, London, Manchester, Market Harborough, Peterborough, Reading, Redditch, St Neots, Swadlincote, Tadley and Wisbech. Although Oxford is on the River Thames, historically the border between Oxfordshire and Berkshire, the traditional border ...

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The postal county was omitted for 110 of the larger towns and cities and places where the county name was derived from the post town. These post towns were: ABERDEEN ABOYNE ANTRIM ARMAGH AYR BANFF BATH BEDFORD BELFAST BERWICK-UPON-TWEED BIRMINGHAM BLACKBURN BLACKPOOL BOLTON BOURNEMOUTH BRIGHTON BRISTOL BROMLEY BUCKINGHAM BUSHEY CAMBRIDGE CA ...

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Postal counties of the United Kingdom, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Boundaries, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - London, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Changes in 1965 and 1974, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - 1974-1996 postal counties, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wales, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Usage, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Modernisation, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Flexible addressing policy, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - After modernisation

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Under the Royal Mail's 'flexible addressing policy' a county no longer forms part of a correct postal address. If they prefer users can add traditional (e.g. Huntingdonshire), former postal (e.g. Avon) or administrative (e.g. West Berkshire) counties to their addresses. A supplement to the Postcode Address File (which is the definitive source of correct postal addresses), the Alias File, identifies local, colloquial and 'postally-not-required' details in addresses such as these that have been added by individuals and organisations. Som ...

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Postal counties of the United Kingdom, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Boundaries, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - London, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Changes in 1965 and 1974, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - 1974-1996 postal counties, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wales, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Usage, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Modernisation, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Flexible addressing policy, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - After modernisation

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In 1996 some non-metropolitan counties such as Avon and Humberside were abolished. Where a county is given, popular usage now divides these places between the former postal county (which remains unchanged on many databases), the traditional county and the name of the replacement unitary authorities. In both Scotland and Wales local government was also reorganised 1996, such that in some places administrative counties reverted to traditional counties once more (e.g. Pembrokeshire, Angus) but in others the post-1974 administrative are ...

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Postal counties of the United Kingdom, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Boundaries, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - London, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Changes in 1965 and 1974, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - 1974-1996 postal counties, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wales, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Usage, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Modernisation, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Flexible addressing policy, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - After modernisation

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(listed with official abbreviations, if any) Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England. Avon Bedfordshire Beds Berkshire Berks Buckinghamshire Bucks Cambridgeshire Cambs Cheshire Cleveland Cornwall County Durham Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Sussex E Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Glos Hampshire Hants Herefordshire Hertfordshire Herts Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Lancs Leicestershire Leics Lincolnshire Lincs London Merseyside Mi ...

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Postal counties of the United Kingdom, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Boundaries, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Places part of a post town in another county, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - London, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Changes in 1965 and 1974, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - 1974-1996 postal counties, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Scotland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wales, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Usage, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Modernisation, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Flexible addressing policy, Postal counties of the United Kingdom - After modernisation

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The traditional counties movement consists of a national organisation, the Association of British Counties, along with various regional affiliates. The broad objectives of the movement include to replace the ceremonial counties with the traditional counties to re-establish the pre-1974 terminology of "administrative counties" in the law, rather than the post-1974 terminology of "counties" to get the Ordnance Survey and other map suppliers to determine and mark the traditional county boundaries < ...

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Traditional counties of England, Traditional counties of England - The counties, Traditional counties of England - Origin, Traditional counties of England - Traditional subdivisions, Traditional counties of England - Authenticity and anomalies, Traditional counties of England - Usage, Traditional counties of England - Counties and urban areas, Traditional counties of England - The traditional counties movement

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During the 20th century, numerous local government reforms made the usage of county names somewhat confused. When the first county councils were set up in 1888, they covered newly created entities known as administrative counties, and defined in terms of the "counties". The Local Government Act 1888 also contained wording to create both a new "administrative county" and "county" of London, and to ensure the statutory "counties" consisted of agglomerations of administrative counties and county boroughs. In retrospect, these statutory counties can be identified a ...

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London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of the UK's Gross Domestic Product) although this only refers to the city proper. The economic impact of the entire London metropolitan area is far higher, year-on-year accounting for approximately 30% of the UK's GDP [8] or $642 billion (estimate) in 2004 - higher than the GDP of the Brazil or Russia. London is also a large financial exporter making it a lar ...

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There are at least two sets of county boundaries that have been put forward as the true and genuine traditional borders. The dispute is whether to accept an Act of Parliament in 1844 which purported to modify the counties by abolishing the many enclaves of counties within others, or whether to reject this as mere administrative convenience. The Act itself says the detached parts shall "be considered" to be part of the county they locally lie in, not that they "shall be". However, this is a matter of disagreement within the traditional ...

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Traditional counties of England, Traditional counties of England - The counties, Traditional counties of England - Origin, Traditional counties of England - Traditional subdivisions, Traditional counties of England - Authenticity and anomalies, Traditional counties of England - Usage, Traditional counties of England - Counties and urban areas, Traditional counties of England - The traditional counties movement

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