The WC (Western Central) postcode area, also known as the London WC postcode area,[2] is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. The area covered is of high density development, and includes parts of the City of Westminster and the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, plus a very small part of the City of London.
The WC1 and WC2 postcode districts are relatively recent, having been established in 1917. When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as for geographic reference and on street signs, their subdivisions - featuring letter suffixes - are often omitted.
WC1 and WC2 postcode districts are part of the Londonpost town.[2] Until created in 1917 they comprised the WC postal district. There are no postally-recognised localities used in them.[2] No great recoding in this postcode area took place from 1990 to 2007.[3][4]
Post Offices in WC1 are at Grays Inn, Marchmont Street, Southampton Row, at High Holborn and nearby parallel New Oxford Street and in the other clustered at Aldwych and Strand.[5] The Western Central District Office was on New Oxford Street, a stop on the underground London Post Office Railway. Deliveries for the area come from Mount Pleasant Mail Centre, west of Farringdon Road.
List of postcode districts
The postcode districts are, with approximate coverage:
^"ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^ abcRoyal Mail (2004). Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group.
^Royal Mail Address Management Unit (12 September 2006). "Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999" (DOC). Royal Mail Group. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
^Royal Mail Address Management Unit (18 April 2007). "Royal Mail major recode historical information – 2000 to March 2007" (PDF). Royal Mail Group. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^. The Postcodes Project. Museum of London. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
August 18, 2023
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Template Attached KML WC postcode areaKML is from WikidataThe WC Western Central postcode area also known as the London WC postcode area 2 is a group of postcode districts in central London England The area covered is of high density development and includes parts of the City of Westminster and the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington plus a very small part of the City of London London WCUnited Kingdom postcode areaWCCoordinates 51 31 05 N 0 07 19 W 51 518 N 0 122 W 51 518 0 122CountryUnited KingdomPostcode areaWCPostcode area nameLondon WCPost towns1Postcode districts15Postcode sectors46Postcodes live 2 610Postcodes total 7 424Statistics as at May 2020 1 The WC1 and WC2 postcode districts are relatively recent having been established in 1917 When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail such as for geographic reference and on street signs their subdivisions featuring letter suffixes are often omitted Contents 1 Postal administration 1 1 List of postcode districts 2 Boundaries 2 1 WC1 2 2 WC2 3 Map 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPostal administration EditWC1 and WC2 postcode districts are part of the London post town 2 Until created in 1917 they comprised the WC postal district There are no postally recognised localities used in them 2 No great recoding in this postcode area took place from 1990 to 2007 3 4 Post Offices in WC1 are at Grays Inn Marchmont Street Southampton Row at High Holborn and nearby parallel New Oxford Street and in the other clustered at Aldwych and Strand 5 The Western Central District Office was on New Oxford Street a stop on the underground London Post Office Railway Deliveries for the area come from Mount Pleasant Mail Centre west of Farringdon Road List of postcode districts Edit The postcode districts are with approximate coverage Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area s WC1A LONDON New Oxford Street CamdenWC1B LONDON Bloomsbury British Museum Southampton Row CamdenWC1E LONDON Birkbeck College University College London SOAS CamdenWC1H LONDON St Pancras UCL Institute of Education CamdenWC1N LONDON Russell Square Great Ormond Street CamdenWC1R LONDON Gray s Inn CamdenWC1V LONDON High Holborn Camden City of LondonWC1X LONDON Kings Cross Finsbury west Clerkenwell north Camden IslingtonWC2A LONDON Lincoln s Inn Fields Royal Courts of Justice Chancery Lane Camden Westminster City of LondonWC2B LONDON Drury Lane Kingsway Aldwych Camden WestminsterWC2E LONDON Covent Garden WestminsterWC2H LONDON Leicester Square St Giles Camden WestminsterWC2N LONDON Charing Cross WestminsterWC2R LONDON Somerset House Temple west WestminsterBoundaries EditWC1 Edit The WC1 postcode district 51 30 50 N 0 07 12 W 51 514 N 0 120 W 51 514 0 120 WC1 is roughly bounded by Amwell Street Rosebery Avenue and Gray s Inn Road to the east New Oxford Street and High Holborn to the south the boundary with WC2 Tottenham Court Road to the west and Euston Road and Pentonville Road to the north and approximately corresponds to the modern district of Bloomsbury with parts of Holborn King s Cross and St Pancras 6 It includes Russell Square Tavistock Square and Coram s Fields It is mostly within the London Borough of Camden although a small part towards the east is within the London Borough of Islington It includes the British Museum and buildings owned by the federal University of London and its constituent colleges and institutes WC2 Edit The WC2 postcode district 51 30 50 N 0 07 26 W 51 514 N 0 124 W 51 514 0 124 WC2 is roughly bounded by Chancery Lane and Essex Street to the east High Holborn and New Oxford Street to the north the boundary with WC1 Wardour Street and Witcomb Street to the west and Northumberland Avenue and the River Thames to the south It includes Leicester Square Trafalgar Square and the Aldwych 7 It corresponds roughly to the former district of Strand It is mostly within the City of Westminster with the northern section in the London Borough of Camden and some small areas in the east in the City of London It includes Somerset House colleges of the University of London like King s College London Strand campus and the National Portrait Gallery Map EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML WC postcode areaKML is from Wikidata WC postcode area map showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text with links to nearby EC N NW SE SW and W postcode areas See also EditPostcode Address File List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom London postal district Central London West End of LondonReferences Edit ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes ZIP National Statistics Postcode Products Office for National Statistics May 2020 Table 2 Retrieved 19 June 2020 Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points Code Point Open OS OpenData Ordnance Survey February 2012 Retrieved 21 April 2012 a b c Royal Mail 2004 Address Management Guide 4 ed Royal Mail Group Royal Mail Address Management Unit 12 September 2006 Royal Mail major recode historical information 1990 to 1999 DOC Royal Mail Group Retrieved 1 April 2010 Royal Mail Address Management Unit 18 April 2007 Royal Mail major recode historical information 2000 to March 2007 PDF Royal Mail Group Retrieved 1 April 2010 Post Office WC1 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 25 September 2012 Retrieved 23 March 2010 WC2 The Postcodes Project Museum of London Archived from the original on 21 August 2006 Retrieved 23 March 2010 External links EditRoyal Mail s Postcode Address File A quick introduction to Royal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WC postcode area amp oldid 1050681295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
