London postal district - Article Index

Encyclopedia - London Postal District: Encyclopedia Ii - London Postal District - History
London postal district - Origins. The first system, of ten sectors identified by letters, was introduced in 1858; the numbered subdivis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia - London
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 bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom - Boundaries
In many places the postal counties did not match the counties of the United Kingdom. There were several reasons for this: Postal countie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - The Counties
‡ also known as Salop The map omits all exclaves (detached parts) apart from the Furness part of Lancashire south of Cumberland and Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postcode: Encyclopedia Ii - Postcode - Uk Postcodes
UK postcodes are alphanumeric. These codes were introduced by the Royal Mail over a fifteen year period from 1959 to 1974. They have been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middlesex: Encyclopedia Ii - Middlesex - Early History
The name means the territory of the middle Saxons and its first recorded use was in A.D 704 as Middleseaxan. Geographically, Middlesex in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - Origin
The traditional counties accreted over hundreds of years, and have differing ages and origins. In southern England, they were subdivision...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middlesex: Encyclopedia Ii - Middlesex - Modern History
Middlesex - Introduction of county councils. The north western suburbs of London steadily covered large parts of Middlesex, especially ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - Traditional Subdivisions
Some of the traditional counties have major subdivisions. Of these, the most important are the three ridings of Yorkshire — the East Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postcode: Encyclopedia Ii - Postcode - Australian Postcodes
Australian postcodes are numeric, consisting of four digits. They were introduced in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG), t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - Counties And Urban Areas
Apart from historic divisions such as Newmarket, Stamford and Tamworth, there are a great number of towns which have expanded (in some ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom - Usage
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. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom - Flexible Addressing Policy
Under the Royal Mail's 'flexible addressing policy' a county no longer forms part of a correct postal address. If they prefer users can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom - After Modernisation
In 1996 some non-metropolitan counties such as Avon and Humberside were abolished. Where a county is given, popular usage now divides the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Postal Counties Of The United Kingdom - 1974-1996 Postal Counties
(listed with official abbreviations, if any) Postal counties of the United Kingdom - England. Avon Bedfordshire Beds Berkshire ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - The Traditional Counties Movement
The traditional counties movement consists of a national organisation, the Association of British Counties, along with various regional a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - Usage
During the 20th century, numerous local government reforms made the usage of county names somewhat confused. When the first county counci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditional Counties Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditional Counties Of England - Authenticity And Anomalies
There are at least two sets of county boundaries that have been put forward as the true and genuine traditional borders. The dispute is w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London. London has been the setting for many works of literature. The two writers who are perhaps most cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Transport And Infrastructure
Transport is one of the four areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London, but the mayor's financial control is limited. The publi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Government
Greater London is divided into the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important unit of local governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London is a port on the Thames, a navigable river. The river ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Modern London
Today Greater London comprises the City of London and the 32 London boroughs (including the City of Westminster). 12 of these boroughs ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Media
London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivaled number of media outlets. The British media is concentrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Style And Fashion In London
London is one of the "big four" fashion capitals (alongside Paris, Milan and New York) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Education
London is home to a diverse number of universities, colleges and schools, and is a leading centre of research and development. This inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Tourist Attractions
London - Places of interest. See also: Category:Visitor attractions in London Chinatown Covent Garden Downing Street Horse Guards Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London. The City of London is the principal financial district of the United Kingdom, and is one of the most importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Religion
When Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to bring England into the Catholic fold in 597, it was intended that the envoy should beco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Demographics
London had about 860,000 people in 1801 (in comparison, Paris had about 670,000 in 1802), and the population of Edo (modern-day Tokyo, Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London hosts one of the world's largest mass-participation marathons, the London Marathon, and has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London Postal District: Encyclopedia Ii - London Postal District - List Of London Postal Districts
All London postal districts are correctly prefixed with the post town 'LONDON'. EC1 Head District | EC2 Bishopsgate | EC3 Fenchurch Stre...   » Read the article