London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom. It is administered by the Greater London Authority, City of London Corporation and 32 London boroughs. These boroughs are modern, having been created in 1965 and have a weaker sense of identity than their constituent "districts" (considered in speech, "parts of London" or more formally, "areas"). Two major factors have shaped the development of London district and sub-district identities; the ancient parish – which was used for both civil and ecclesiastical functions – and the pre-urban settlement pattern.

Ancient parishes and their successors

The modern London boroughs were primarily formed from amalgamations of Metropolitan, County and Municipal Boroughs. These were formed from ancient parishes (or groupings of them), with ancient parishes in turn generally based on a single manor, though many were based on more than one and a few manors were so large that they were divided into multiple parishes.[1]

An early form of the Parish system was, in England, long established by the time of the Conquest,[2] and had fully matured by the 12th century. By this time, changes in Canon Law made boundary changes and sub-divisions very difficult. There were occasional sub-divisions, but boundary changes were extremely unusual.[3] From the time of Henry VIII, parishes took on the civil role previously held by manors, thus these areas fulfilled both civil and ecclesiastical roles.

From the nineteenth century, there was a divergence between civil and ecclesiastic functions, and the ancient parishes gained a Civil Parish counterpart in almost all instances. Ecclesiastic parishes sub-divided to a great extent, to better serve the needs of a growing population, while civil parishes persisted on the same basis until 1900.

Thus the parish system was the smallest unit of English administration that had any kind of defined boundary, it also provided great continuity as the basis of local identities.

The capital had three ancient boroughs of London, Southwark and Kingston upon Thames.

Pre-urban settlement pattern

Apart from the ancient parishes, the second major influence on the districts of London are the pre-urban settlement patterns. The lowlands of England are made up of two very distinct landscape types, this is comparable to the division of lowland France into bocage and champagne types.[4] The landscape of the countryside around London – in Middlesex, Essex, Surrey and Kent was characterised by a sometimes dense, but highly dispersed population, in scattered farmsteads and tiny hamlets.

This pattern contrasts in this way, and a number of others, to the large 'village' (larger nucleated agricultural settlements) based communities associated with the former open-field landscapes of the midlands and elsewhere. The landscape historian Oliver Rackham called the type around London, the Ancient Landscape[5] and the midland type the Planned Landscape. Other writers use different terms for the same pattern.[6]

Apart from a large number of very small settlements, another major feature of the Ancient Landscape around London, when compared to the Midlands, is the relatively large number of woods and commons, with many of the latter being preserved as parks, some of which give their name to sub-districts (e.g. Finsbury Park in Islington). Towns (settlements like Uxbridge and Romford) with chartered markets and the trades attracted by this privilege, were infrequent.

The rural settlement pattern provided much of the initial framework on which the subsequent urbanisation was based. A significant result of the dispersed settlement pattern was to reinforce the ancient parish unit in shaping local identity.

Sub-districts

Sub-districts of the districts rooted in parishes are of five types. The development of these has been heavily influenced by the historic landscape characteristics of the London area:

  • former hamlets, in all but the greenest fringes of London these grew and merged into neighbouring settlements, have rarely been assigned formal or customary boundaries. Therefore, perceptions of their extent are informal.
  • former manors, where the last extent of these has been carved up into consistent zones, "schemes" of one or more housing, or another type of development. In various parts of the city, their identities may be: forgotten, fading, partly reviving, or well-preserved such as in business/green/retail parks or conservation areas. In most cases, the central manor house area, the demesne of the manor has kept a named identity or replaced by an eponymous street name.
  • estates more recently in single ownership or set out as a large planned area, later than manors, in many cases such as Belgravia, Fitzrovia, Canning Town, Nine Elms, these have a strong, coherent, identity and are usually internally homogenous or similar in architectural style.
  • feature-named districts based on the name of a local station (rail, tram or tube) or other features such as a monument or notable coaching inn name, such as Nags Head, Holloway, a double instance of this
  • geographic suffixes and prefixes (such as South Croydon, East Finchley and Woodford Green).

Other use of place names

For electoral purposes, all boroughs are divided into wards which may share the names of London districts, drawn to have equal head of voting population (electorate) they depart from true historic and building scheme boundaries and are redrawn every 8–12 years.

London postcode districts often have an influence over residents' and businesses' self-identity. They were not designed for this purpose. Some areas are now interchangeable (e.g. Brondesbury and Kilburn, which share a grid reference in the table), with the greatest overlap such as this in areas where differently named stations in the public transit system almost overlap.

The northernmost settlement is Crews Hill, Enfield – westernmost is Harefield, Hillingdon – southernmost is Old Coulsdon, Croydon – easternmost as well as most outlying overall is North Ockendon, Havering.

Map of Greater London showing railway lines, primary roads, motorways, and suburban towns of the county

List of districts and neighbourhoods of London

LocationLondon boroughPost townPostcode districtDial codeOS grid ref
Abbey WoodBexley, Greenwich [7]LONDONSE2020TQ465785
ActonEaling, Hammersmith and Fulham[8]LONDONW3, W4020TQ205805
AddingtonCroydon[8]CROYDONCR0020TQ375645
AddiscombeCroydon[8]CROYDONCR0020TQ345665
Albany ParkBexleyBEXLEY, SIDCUPDA5, DA14020TQ478728
Aldborough HatchRedbridge[9]ILFORDIG2020TQ455895
AldgateCity[10]LONDONEC3020TQ334813
AldwychWestminster[10]LONDONWC2020TQ307810
AlpertonBrent[11]WEMBLEYHA0020TQ185835
AnerleyBromley[11]LONDONSE20020TQ345695
AngelIslington[8]LONDONEC1, N1020TQ345665
AperfieldBromley[11]WESTERHAMTN1601959TQ425585
ArchwayIslington[12]LONDONN19020TQ285875
Ardleigh GreenHavering[12]HORNCHURCHRM1101708TQ535895
ArkleyBarnet[12]BARNET, LONDONEN5, NW7020TQ225955
Arnos GroveEnfield[12]LONDONN11, N14020TQ295925
BalhamWandsworth[13]LONDONSW12020TQ285735
BanksideSouthwark[14]LONDONSE1020TQ325795
BarbicanCity[14]LONDONEC1, EC2020TQ322818
BarkingBarking and Dagenham[14]BARKINGIG11020TQ440840
BarkingsideRedbridge[15]ILFORDIG6020TQ445895
BarnehurstBexley[15]BEXLEYHEATHDA701322TQ505755
BarnesRichmond upon Thames[15]LONDONSW13020TQ225765
Barnes CrayBexley[16]DARTFORDDA101322TQ525755
Barnet GateBarnetLONDON, BARNETNW7, EN5020TQ218952
Barnet (also Chipping Barnet, High Barnet)Barnet[16]BARNETEN5020TQ245955
BarnsburyIslington[17]LONDONN1020TQ305845
BatterseaWandsworth[18]LONDONSW11020TQ285765
BayswaterWestminster[19]LONDONW2020TQ255805
BeckenhamBromley[20]BECKENHAM, LONDONBR3, SE20020TQ375695
BecktonNewham[20]LONDON, BARKINGE6, E16, IG11020TQ435815
BecontreeBarking and Dagenham[20]DAGENHAMRM9020TQ485855
Becontree HeathBarking and Dagenham[21]DAGENHAMRM8020TQ493871
BeddingtonSutton[21]WALLINGTON, CROYDONSM6, CR0020TQ305655
Bedford ParkEaling[21]LONDONW4020TQ208793
BelgraviaWestminster[22]LONDONSW1020TQ283792
BellinghamLewisham[22]LONDONSE6020TQ375715
BelmontHarrow[22]HARROW, STANMOREHA3, HA7020TQ165905
BelmontSutton[22]SUTTONSM2020TQ253620
Belsize ParkCamden[23]LONDONNW3020TQ273845
BelvedereBexley[23]BELVEDEREDA17020TQ495785
BermondseySouthwark[24]LONDONSE1020TQ335795
BerrylandsKingston upon Thames[24]SURBITONKT5020TQ195675
Bethnal GreenTower Hamlets[25]LONDONE2020TQ345825
Bexley (also Old Bexley, Bexley Village)Bexley[25]BEXLEYDA5020TQ465755
Bexleyheath (also Bexley New Town)Bexley[26]BEXLEYHEATH, LONDONDA6, DA7, SE2020TQ485755
BickleyBromley[26]BROMLEYBR3020TQ423688
Biggin HillBromley[26]WESTERHAMTN1601959TQ418590
BlackfenBexley[27]SIDCUPDA15020TQ455745
BlackfriarsCity[27]LONDONEC4020TQ318808
BlackheathLewisham[28]LONDONSE3020TQ395765
Blackheath Royal StandardGreenwichLONDONSE3, SE12020TQ399753
BlackwallTower Hamlets[28]LONDONE14020TQ385805
BlendonBexleyBEXLEYDA 5020TQ478742
BloomsburyCamden[29]LONDONWC1020TQ299820
Botany BayEnfield[30]ENFIELDEN2020TQ297992
Bounds GreenHaringey[31]LONDONN11, N22020TQ298914
BowTower Hamlets[31]LONDONE3020TQ365825
Bowes ParkHaringey[32]LONDONN22020TQ305915
BrentfordHounslow[33]BRENTFORDTW8020TQ177778
Brent CrossBarnetLONDONNW2, NW4020TQ230874
Brent ParkBrentLONDONNW10020TQ209852
BrimsdownEnfield[34]ENFIELDEN3020TQ365975
BrixtonLambeth[34]LONDONSW2, SW9, SE5020TQ315755
BrockleyLewisham[34]LONDONSE4020TQ365745
BromleyBromley[35]BROMLEYBR1020TQ405695
Bromley (also Bromley-by-Bow)Tower Hamlets[36]LONDONE3020TQ375825
Bromley CommonBromley[35]BROMLEYBR3020TQ416669
BromptonKensington and Chelsea,
Hammersmith and Fulham[36]
LONDONSW3020TQ272788
BrondesburyBrent[36]LONDONNW6020TQ245845
Brunswick ParkBarnet[37]LONDONN11020TQ280932
Bulls CrossEnfield[38]ENFIELDEN2, EN3020TQ342994
Burnt OakBarnet[39]EDGWAREHA8020TQ205915
Burroughs, TheBarnet[39]LONDONNW4020TQ227891
CamberwellSouthwark[40]LONDONSE5020TQ325767
Cambridge HeathTower Hamlets[40]LONDONE2020TQ348832
Camden TownCamden[40]LONDONNW1020TQ295845
Canary WharfTower Hamlets[40]LONDONE14020TQ375802
Cann HallWaltham Forest[41]LONDONE11020TQ395875
Canning TownNewham[41]LONDONE16020TQ405815
CanonburyIslington[41]LONDONN1020TQ325845
CarshaltonSutton[42]CARSHALTONSM5020TQ275645
CastelnauRichmond upon Thames[43]LONDONSW13020TQ226776
Castle GreenBarking and DagenhamDAGENHAMRM9020TQ475837
CatfordLewishamLONDONSE6020TQ385735
Chadwell HeathRedbridge, Barking and DagenhamROMFORDRM6020TQ485885
Chalk FarmCamdenLONDONNW1020TQ281844
Charing CrossWestminsterLONDONWC2020TQ305805
CharltonGreenwichLONDONSE7020TQ415785
Chase CrossHaveringROMFORDRM501708TQ505925
CheamSuttonSUTTON/MERTONSM1 (PARTIAL)
SM2, SM3
020TQ245625
ChelseaKensington and ChelseaLONDONSW3020TQ275775
ChelsfieldBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ482642
ChessingtonKingston upon ThamesCHESSINGTONKT9020TQ183641
Childs HillBarnetLONDONNW2020TQ245865
ChinatownWestminsterLONDONW1020TQ297808
ChinbrookLewishamLONDONSE12020TQ411722
ChingfordWaltham ForestLONDONE4020TQ395945
ChislehurstBromleyCHISLEHURSTBR7020TQ445705
ChiswickHounslow, Ealing, Hammersmith and FulhamLONDONW4020TQ205785
Church EndBrentLONDONNW10020TQ205785
Church EndBarnetLONDONN3020TQ255905
ClaphamLambeth, WandsworthLONDONSW4020TQ295755
ClerkenwellIslington, CamdenLONDONEC1020TQ315825
CockfostersBarnet, EnfieldBARNETEN4020TQ275965
ColindaleBarnetLONDONNW9020TQ213897
Collier RowHaveringROMFORDRM501708TQ505905
Colliers WoodMertonLONDONSW19020TQ275705
Colney HatchBarnetLONDONN11, N10020TQ278918
ColyersBexleyERITHDA801322TQ512768
Coney HallBromleyWEST WICKHAMBR4020TQ394653
CoombeCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ342647
CoombeKingston upon ThamesKINGSTON UPON THAMESKT2020TQ208703
CoulsdonCroydonCOULSDONCR5020, 01737TQ298596
Covent GardenWestminster, CamdenLONDONWC2020TQ303809
CowleyHillingdonUXBRIDGEUB801895TQ055825
CranfordHounslowHOUNSLOWTW5020TQ105765
CranhamHaveringUPMINSTERRM1401708TQ575875
CrayfordBexleyDARTFORDDA101322TQ515745
CreekmouthBarking and DagenhamBARKINGIG11020TQ457820
Crews HillEnfieldENFIELDEN2020TQ315995
CricklewoodBarnet, Brent, CamdenLONDONNW2020TQ235855
Crofton ParkLewishamLONDONSE4020TQ367744
Crook LogBexleyBEXLEYHEATHDA6020TQ480754
CrossnessBexleyLONDONSE2020TQ480800
Crouch EndHaringeyLONDONN8020TQ295885
CroydonCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ335655
Crystal PalaceBromleyLONDONSE19, SE20, SE26020TQ341708
Cubitt TownTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ385795
CudhamBromleySEVENOAKSTN1401959TQ445595
Custom HouseNewhamLONDONE16020TQ408807
DagenhamBarking and DagenhamDAGENHAMRM9, RM10020TQ485845
DalstonHackneyLONDONE8020TQ345845
De Beauvoir TownIslingtonLONDONN1020TQ332842
Denmark HillSouthwarkLONDONSE5020TQ327760
DeptfordLewishamLONDONSE8020TQ365775
Derry DownsBromleyORPINGTONBR501689TQ47586708
Dollis HillBrentLONDONNW2020TQ225865
DowneBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ435615
DownhamLewishamBROMLEYBR1020TQ395715
DulwichLambeth, SouthwarkLONDONSE21020TQ345725
EalingEalingLONDONW5, W13020TQ175805
Earls CourtKensington and ChelseaLONDONSW5, SW10020TQ254784
EarlsfieldWandsworthLONDONSW18020TQ265735
East BarnetBarnetBARNETEN4020TQ275945
East BedfontHounslowFELTHAMTW14020TQ085735
East DulwichSouthwarkLONDONSE22020TQ345745
East FinchleyBarnetLONDONN2020TQ265895
East HamNewhamLONDONE6020TQ425835
East SheenRichmond upon ThamesLONDONSW14020TQ205755
East WickhamBexleyWELLINGDA16020TQ468771
EastcoteHillingdonPINNERHA5, HA4020TQ115885
Eden ParkBromleyBECKENHAMBR3020TQ373675
EdgwareBarnetEDGWAREHA8020TQ195925
EdmontonEnfieldLONDONN9, N18020TQ335925
Eel Pie IslandRichmond upon ThamesTWICKENHAMTW1020TQ164731
Elephant and CastleSouthwarkLONDONSE1, SE11, SE17020TQ319789
Elm ParkHaveringHORNCHURCHRM1201708TQ525855
Elmers EndBromleyBECKENHAMBR3020TQ355685
ElmsteadBromleyCHISLEHURSTBR7020TQ425705
ElthamGreenwichLONDONSE9020TQ425745
Emerson ParkHaveringHORNCHURCHRM1101708TQ545885
Enfield HighwayEnfieldENFIELDEN3020TQ355975
Enfield LockEnfieldENFIELDEN301992TQ365985
Enfield TownEnfieldENFIELDEN1, EN2020TQ325965
Enfield WashEnfieldENFIELDEN3020TQ355985
ErithBexleyERITHDA8, DA1801322TQ505775
FalconwoodBexley, GreenwichLONDON, WELLINGSE9, DA16020TQ455755
FarringdonIslington, CityLONDONEC1020TQ315818
FelthamHounslowFELTHAMTW13, TW14020TQ105735
FinchleyBarnetLONDONN2, N3, N12020TQ255905
FinsburyIslingtonLONDONEC1020TQ315825
Finsbury ParkHaringey, IslingtonLONDONN4020TQ314872
FitzroviaCamdenLONDONW1020TQ293816
Foots CrayBexleySIDCUPDA14020TQ472709
Forest GateNewhamLONDONE7020TQ405855
Forest HillLewishamLONDONSE23020TQ354736
ForestdaleCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ366625
Fortis GreenHaringeyLONDONN10020TQ281896
FreezywaterEnfieldENFIELDEN3020TQ361993
Friern BarnetBarnetLONDONN11020TQ276920
FrognalCamdenLONDONNW3020TQ257853
FulhamHammersmith and FulhamLONDONSW6020TQ245765
FulwellRichmond upon ThamesTEDDINGTON, HAMPTONTW11, TW12020TQ149719
Gallows CornerHaveringROMFORDRM2, RM301708TQ535905
Gants HillRedbridgeILFORDIG2020TQ435885
Gidea ParkHaveringROMFORDRM201708TQ525905
Gipsy HillLambethLONDONSE19, SE27020TQ332710
GoddingtonBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ475655
Golders GreenBarnetLONDONNW11020TQ248876
GoodmayesRedbridgeILFORDIG3020TQ465865
Gospel OakCamdenLONDONNW5, NW3020TQ285855
Grahame ParkBarnetLONDONNW9020TQ217905
Grange ParkEnfieldLONDONN21020TQ313962
GreenfordEalingGREENFORDUB6020TQ135825
GreenwichGreenwichLONDONSE10020TQ395775
Grove ParkHounslowLONDONW4020TQ205775
Grove ParkLewishamLONDONSE12020TQ404722
GunnersburyHounslowLONDONW4020TQ195785
HackneyHackneyLONDONE5, E8, E9, N1, N16020TQ345845
Hackney CentralHackneyLONDONE8020TQ347850
Hackney MarshesHackneyLONDONE9020TQ365861
Hackney WickHackneyLONDONE9020TQ369847
Hadley WoodEnfieldBARNETEN4020TQ265975
HaggerstonHackneyLONDONE2020TQ335835
HainaultRedbridgeCHIGWELLIG7020TQ445915
The HaleBarnetLONDONNW7020TQ205918
HamRichmond upon ThamesRICHMONDTW10020TQ175725
HammersmithHammersmith and FulhamLONDONW6020TQ233786
HampsteadCamdenLONDONNW3020TQ265855
Hampstead Garden SuburbBarnetLONDONN2020TQ265885
HamptonRichmond upon ThamesHAMPTONTW12020TQ135705
Hampton HillRichmond upon ThamesHAMPTONTW12020TQ144710
Hampton WickRichmond upon ThamesKINGSTON UPON THAMESKT1020TQ176695
HanwellEalingLONDONW7020TQ153802
HanworthHounslowFELTHAMTW13020TQ125715
HarefieldHillingdonUXBRIDGEUB901895TQ055905
HarlesdenBrentLONDONNW10020TQ215835
HarlingtonHillingdonHAYESUB3020TQ085775
HarmondsworthHillingdonWEST DRAYTONUB7020TQ055775
Harold HillHaveringROMFORDRM301708TQ545925
Harold ParkHaveringROMFORDRM301708TQ555915
Harold WoodHaveringROMFORDRM301708TQ545905
HarringayHaringeyLONDONN4, N8, N15020TQ317887
HarrowHarrowHARROWHA1020TQ145885
Harrow on the HillHarrowHARROWHA1020TQ155865
Harrow WealdHarrowHARROWHA3020TQ145885
Hatch EndHarrowPINNERHA5020TQ125915
HattonHounslowFELTHAMTW14020TQ095755
Havering-atte-BowerHaveringROMFORDRM401708TQ515935
HayesBromleyBROMLEYBR2020TQ405665
HayesHillingdonHAYESUB3, UB4020TQ095805
HazelwoodBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ445616
HendonBarnetLONDONNW4020TQ229887
Herne HillLambeth, SouthwarkLONDONSE24020TQ325745
HestonHounslowHOUNSLOWTW5020TQ125775
Highams ParkWaltham ForestLONDONE4020TQ375915
HighburyIslingtonLONDONN5020TQ319854
HighgateCamdenLONDONN6020TQ285875
HillingdonHillingdonUXBRIDGEUB8, UB10020TQ071827
Hither GreenLewishamLONDONSE13020TQ395745
HolbornCamdenLONDONWC1, WC2020TQ305815
Holland ParkKensington and ChelseaLONDONW8, W11, W14020TQ246798
HollowayIslingtonLONDONN7020TQ307859
HomertonHackneyLONDONE9020TQ355855
Honor OakLewishamLONDONSE23020TQ355745
HookKingston upon ThamesCHESSINGTONKT9020TQ183647
HornchurchHaveringHORNCHURCHRM11, RM1201708TQ535865
Horn ParkGreenwich, LewishamLONDONSE12020TQ408739
HornseyHaringeyLONDONN8020TQ305895
HounslowHounslowHOUNSLOWTW3020TQ145755
HoxtonHackneyLONDONN1020TQ335835
The HydeBarnetLONDONNW9020TQ215888
IckenhamHillingdonUXBRIDGEUB1001895TQ075855
IlfordRedbridgeILFORDIG1020TQ445865
Isle of DogsTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ375785
IsleworthHounslowISLEWORTHTW7020TQ155755
IslingtonIslingtonLONDONN1020TQ315845
KenleyCroydonKENLEYCR8020TQ327600
KenningtonLambeth, SouthwarkLONDONSE11020TQ305775
Kensal GreenBrentLONDONNW10, NW6020TQ235825
KensingtonKensington and ChelseaLONDONSW7020TQ255795
Kentish TownCamdenLONDONNW5020TQ285845
KentonBrent, HarrowHARROW, LONDONHA3020TQ175885
KestonBromleyKESTONBR201698TQ415645
KewRichmond upon ThamesRICHMONDTW9020TQ195775
KidbrookeGreenwichLONDONSE3020TQ415765
KilburnBrent, CamdenLONDONNW6020TQ245835
King's CrossCamden, IslingtonLONDONWC1020TQ301834
KingsburyBrentLONDONNW9020TQ195885
Kingston ValeKingston upon ThamesLONDONSW15020TQ215715
Kingston upon ThamesKingston upon ThamesKINGSTON UPON THAMESKT1, KT2020TQ182693
KnightsbridgeWestminsterLONDONSW1020TQ275795
LadywellLewishamLONDONSE4, SE13020TQ37777459
LambethLambethLONDONSE1020TQ305785
LamorbeyBexleySIDCUPDA15020TQ460728
LamptonHounslowHOUNSLOWTW4020TQ135765
Lea BridgeHackneyLONDONE10020TQ355865
LeamouthTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ394807
Leaves GreenBromleyKESTONBR201689TQ414616
LeeLewishamLONDONSE12020TQ395745
Lessness HeathBexleyBELVEDEREDA17020TQ499781
LewishamLewishamLONDONSE13020TQ385755
LeytonWaltham ForestLONDONE10, E15020TQ375865
LeytonstoneWaltham ForestLONDONE11020TQ395875
LimehouseTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ365815
Lisson GroveWestminsterLONDONNW8020TQ275825
Little IlfordNewhamLONDONE12020TQ435855
Little VeniceWestminsterLONDONW9, W2020TQ262818
LocksbottomBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ435655
LongfordHillingdonWEST DRAYTONUB701753TQ045765
LonglandsBexleyLONDON, SIDCUPSE9, DA14, DA15020TQ449722
Lower ClaptonHackneyLONDONE5020TQ355855
Lower MordenMertonMORDENSM4020TQ238670
LoxfordRedbridgeILFORDIG1020TQ441854
Maida ValeWestminsterLONDONW9020TQ255825
Malden RushettKingston upon ThamesCHESSINGTONKT9020TQ171610
Manor HouseHackneyLONDONN4020TQ320876
Manor ParkNewhamLONDONE12020TQ425855
Marks GateBarking and DagenhamROMFORDRM6020TQ485905
MarylandNewhamLONDONE15020TQ391849
Marylebone (also St Marylebone)WestminsterLONDONW1020TQ285815
MayfairWestminsterLONDONW1020TQ285805
Maze HillGreenwichLONDONSE10020TQ402780
Merton ParkMertonLONDONSW19020TQ250695
Middle ParkGreenwichLONDONSE9020TQ417738
Mile EndTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ365825
Mill HillBarnetLONDONNW7020TQ225925
MillbankWestminsterLONDONSW1020TQ295795
MillwallTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ375785
MitchamMertonMITCHAMCR4020TQ285685
Monken HadleyBarnetBARNETEN5020TQ245975
MordenMertonMORDENSM4020TQ255685
Morden ParkMertonMORDENSM4020TQ248676
MortlakeRichmond upon ThamesLONDONSW14020TQ205755
Motspur ParkKingston upon ThamesNEW MALDENKT3020TQ225677
MottinghamBromleyLONDONSE9020TQ415725
Muswell HillHaringey, BarnetLONDONN10020TQ287897
NeasdenBrentLONDONNW2, NW10020TQ215855
New AddingtonCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ382622
New BarnetBarnetBARNETEN4, EN5020TQ265955
New CrossLewishamLONDONSE14020TQ365765
New ElthamGreenwichLONDONSE9020TQ440730
New MaldenKingston upon ThamesNEW MALDENKT3020TQ215685
New SouthgateBarnetLONDONN11020TQ295925
Newbury ParkRedbridgeILFORDIG2020TQ445885
NewingtonSouthwarkLONDONSE1, SE17020TQ325795
Nine ElmsWandsworthLONDONSW8020TQ295775
Noak HillHaveringROMFORDRM3, RM401708TQ545935
NorbitonKingston upon ThamesKINGSTON UPON THAMESKT1020TQ195695
NorburyCroydonLONDONSW16020TQ315695
North CrayBexleySIDCUPDA14020TQ488722
North EndBexleyERITHDA801322TQ525765
North FinchleyBarnetLONDONN12020TQ265925
North HarrowHarrowHARROWHA1, HA2020TQ135885
North KensingtonKensington and ChelseaLONDONW10, W11020TQ239821
North OckendonHaveringUPMINSTERRM1401708TQ595855
North SheenRichmond upon ThamesRICHMONDTW9020TQ195765
North WoolwichNewhamLONDONE16020TQ435795
NortholtEalingNORTHOLTUB5020TQ135845
Northumberland HeathBexleyERITHDA801322TQ505771
Northumberland ParkHaringeyLONDONN17 ? ?
NorthwoodHillingdonNORTHWOODHA601923TQ095915
Norwood GreenEalingSOUTHALLUB2020TQ135785
Notting HillKensington and ChelseaLONDONW11020TQ245805
NunheadSouthwarkLONDONSE15020TQ355755
Oakleigh ParkBarnetLONDONN20020TQ265935
Old CoulsdonCroydonCOULSDONCR501737TQ315575
Old FordTower HamletsLONDONE3020TQ365835
Old MaldenKingston upon ThamesWORCESTER PARKKT4020TQ215685
Old Oak CommonHammersmith and FulhamLONDONNW10020TQ216823
OrpingtonBromleyORPINGTONBR5, BR601689TQ460660
OsidgeBarnetLONDONN14020TQ285945
OsterleyHounslowISLEWORTHTW7020TQ145775
OvalLambethLONDONSW8, SW9, SE11020TQ315575
PaddingtonWestminsterLONDONW2020TQ267814
Palmers GreenEnfieldLONDONN13020TQ305935
Park RoyalBrent, EalingLONDONNW10020TQ195828
Parsons GreenHammersmith and FulhamLONDONSW6020TQ255765
PeckhamSouthwarkLONDONSE15020TQ345765
PengeBromleyLONDONSE20020TQ345705
PentonvilleIslingtonLONDONN1020TQ311830
PerivaleEalingGREENFORDUB6020TQ165835
PetershamRichmond upon ThamesRICHMONDTW10020TQ175735
Petts WoodBromleyORPINGTONBR501689TQ445675
PimlicoWestminsterLONDONSW1020TQ295785
PinnerHarrowPINNERHA5020TQ115895
PlaistowNewhamLONDONE13020TQ405825
PlaistowBromleyBROMLEYBR1020TQ405705
PlumsteadGreenwichLONDONSE18020TQ445785
Ponders EndEnfieldENFIELDEN1, EN3020TQ355955
PoplarTower HamletsLONDONE14020TQ375805
Pratt's BottomBromleyORPINGTONBR601689TQ471622
PrestonBrentWEMBLEYHA9020TQ179874
Primrose HillCamdenLONDONNW1, NW3, NW8020TQ282838
PurleyCroydonPURLEYCR8020TQ313615
PutneyWandsworthLONDONSW15020TQ235755
Queen's ParkBrentLONDONNW6020TQ246832
QueensburyHarrow, BrentHARROW, STANMORE
EDGWARE, LONDON
HA3, HA7, HA8020TQ185895
RainhamHaveringRAINHAMRM1301708TQ525825
RatcliffTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ355805
Rayners LaneHarrowPINNERHA5020TQ128873
Raynes ParkMertonLONDONSW20020TQ235685
RedbridgeRedbridgeILFORDIG4020TQ425885
RichmondRichmond upon ThamesRICHMONDTW9, TW10020TQ185745
RiddlesdownCroydonPURLEYCR8020TQ327608
RoehamptonWandsworthLONDONSW15020TQ225745
RomfordHaveringROMFORDRM101708TQ510887
RotherhitheSouthwarkLONDONSE16020TQ358796
RuislipHillingdonRUISLIPHA401895TQ085875
Rush GreenBarking and DagenhamROMFORDRM7020TQ505875
RuxleyBexley, BromleySIDCUP, ORPINGTONDA14, BR5020, 01689TQ485704
SandersteadCroydonSOUTH CROYDONCR2020TQ337613
Sands EndHammersmith and FulhamLONDONSW6020TQ265765
SelhurstCroydonLONDONSE25020TQ340684
SelsdonCroydonSOUTH CROYDONCR2020TQ355625
Seven KingsRedbridgeILFORDIG3020TQ455875
Seven SistersHaringeyLONDONN15020TQ334888
ShacklewellHackneyLONDONE8, N16020TQ335855
ShadwellTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ355805
Shepherd's BushHammersmith and FulhamLONDONW12020TQ235798
ShirleyCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ361658
Shooter's HillGreenwichLONDONSE18020TQ435765
ShoreditchHackneyLONDONN1020TQ334822
SidcupBexleySIDCUPDA14, DA15020TQ461718
SilvertownNewhamLONDONE16020TQ415795
SipsonHillingdonWEST DRAYTONUB7020TQ075785
Slade GreenBexleyERITHDA801322TQ525765
SnaresbrookRedbridge, Waltham ForestLONDONE11020TQ395895
SohoWestminsterLONDONW1020TQ295815
SomerstownCamdenLONDONNW1020TQ295825
South CroydonCroydonSOUTH CROYDONCR2020TQ325633
South HackneyHackneyLONDONE9020TQ355845
South HarrowHarrowHARROWHA2020TQ143863
South HornchurchHaveringRAINHAMRM1301708TQ515835
South KensingtonKensington and ChelseaLONDONSW7, SW3, SW5020TQ265785
South NorwoodCroydonLONDONSE25020TQ340684
South RuislipHillingdonRUISLIPHA401895, 020TQ115855
South WimbledonMertonLONDONSW19020TQ255705
South WoodfordRedbridgeLONDONE18020TQ405905
South TottenhamHaringeyLONDONN15, N17020TQ335885
SouthendLewishamLONDONSE6020TQ373721
SouthallEalingSOUTHALLUB1, UB2020TQ125805
SouthboroughBromleyBROMLEYBR2020TQ423676
SouthfieldsWandsworthLONDONSW18, SW19020TQ255735
SouthgateEnfieldLONDONN14020TQ296942
SpitalfieldsTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ335815
St HelierMertonMORDENSM4020TQ265664
St James'sWestminsterLONDONSW1020TQ295805
St MargaretsRichmond upon ThamesTWICKENHAMTW1020TQ168742
St GilesCamdenLONDONWC2020TQ305815
St JohnsLewishamLONDONSE4020TQ375765
St John's WoodWestminsterLONDONNW8020TQ265835
St Luke'sIslingtonLONDONEC1020TQ324824
St Mary CrayBromleyORPINGTONBR501689TQ466680
St PancrasCamdenLONDONWC1020TQ301825
St Paul's CrayBromleyORPINGTONBR501689TQ466688
Stamford HillHackneyLONDONN15, N16020TQ335875
StanmoreHarrowSTANMOREHA7020TQ195885
StepneyTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ355814
StockwellLambethLONDONSW8, SW9020TQ305755
Stoke NewingtonHackneyLONDONN16020TQ335865
StonebridgeBrentLONDONNW10020TQ203839
StratfordNewhamLONDONE15020TQ385845
Strawberry HillRichmond upon ThamesTWICKENHAMTW1, TW2020TQ155725
StreathamLambethLONDONSW16020TQ305715
Stroud GreenHaringeyLONDONN4020TQ311881
SudburyBrent, Ealing, HarrowHARROW, WEMBLEYHA0, HA1020TQ165852
SundridgeBromleyBROMLEYBR1020TQ406702
SurbitonKingston upon ThamesSURBITONKT5, KT6020TQ180673
Surrey QuaysSouthwarkLONDONSE16020TQ356789
SuttonSuttonSUTTONSM1, SM2020TQ255645
Swiss CottageCamdenLONDONNW3020TQ266842
Sydenham (also Lower Sydenham,
Upper Sydenham)
Lewisham, BromleyLONDONSE26020TQ352714
Sydenham HillLewisham, SouthwarkLONDONSE21, SE26020TQ352714
TeddingtonRichmond upon ThamesTEDDINGTONTW11020TQ159708
TempleCity, WestminsterLONDONEC4, WC2020TQ311809
Temple FortuneBarnet[16]BARNETNW11020TQ245955
ThamesmeadBexley, GreenwichLONDON, ERITHSE28, SE2, DA18020TQ475805
Thornton HeathCroydonTHORNTON HEATHCR7020TQ315685
TokyngtonBrentWEMBLEYHA9020TQ195845
TolworthKingston upon ThamesSURBITONKT5, KT6020TQ197659
TootingWandsworthLONDONSW17020TQ275715
Tooting BecWandsworthLONDONSW17020TQ275715
TottenhamHaringeyLONDONN15, N17020TQ335905
Tottenham GreenHaringeyLONDONN15020TQ337892
Tottenham HaleHaringeyLONDONN15, N17020TQ345895
TotteridgeBarnetLONDONN20020TQ245945
Tower HillTower HamletsLONDONEC3020TQ333806
Tufnell ParkIslington, CamdenLONDONN7, N19020TQ295855
Tulse HillLambethLONDONSW2, SE27020TQ315735
Turnpike LaneHaringeyLONDONN8020TQ305905
TwickenhamRichmond upon ThamesTWICKENHAMTW1, TW2020TQ155735
UpminsterHaveringUPMINSTERRM1401708TQ560865
Upminster BridgeHaveringHORNCHURCHRM1201708TQ552867
Upper ClaptonHackneyLONDONE5020TQ345875
Upper HollowayIslingtonLONDONN19020TQ297867
Upper NorwoodCroydonLONDONSE19020TQ329707
Upper RuxleyBexley, BromleySIDCUP, ORPINGTONDA14, BR5020, 01689TQ4970
Upper WalthamstowWaltham ForestLONDONE17020TQ385895
UptonBexleyBEXLEYHEATHDA6020TQ485755
Upton ParkNewhamLONDONE6, E13020TQ405837
UxbridgeHillingdonUXBRIDGEUB801895TQ055835
VauxhallLambethLONDONSW8020TQ305785
WaddonCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ315645
WallingtonSuttonWALLINGTONSM6020TQ294645
WalthamstowWaltham ForestLONDONE17020TQ375865
Walthamstow VillageWaltham ForestLONDONE17020TQ385895
WalworthSouthwarkLONDONSE17020TQ325785
WandsworthWandsworthLONDONSW18020TQ255755
WansteadRedbridgeLONDONE11020TQ405885
WappingTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ345805
WealdstoneHarrowHARROWHA3020TQ155895
Well HallGreenwichLONDONSE9020TQ425751
WellingBexleyWELLINGDA16020TQ465755
WembleyBrentWEMBLEYHA0, HA9020TQ175855
Wembley ParkBrentWEMBLEYHA9020TQ192863
WenningtonHaveringRAINHAMRM1301708TQ545805
West BromptonKensington and ChelseaLONDONSW10020TQ253779
West DraytonHillingdonWEST DRAYTONUB701895TQ065795
West EalingEalingLONDONW13020TQ153802
West GreenHaringeyLONDONN15020TQ324892
West HackneyHackneyLONDONN16020TQ340865
West HamNewhamLONDONE13, E15020TQ405837
West HampsteadCamdenLONDONNW6020TQ255855
West HarrowHarrowHARROWHA2020TQ145875
West HeathBexleyLONDONSE2020TQ475775
West HendonBarnetLONDONNW9020TQ215885
West KensingtonHammersmith and FulhamLONDONW14020TQ246783
West NorwoodLambethLONDONSE27020TQ325715
West WickhamBromleyLONDONBR4020TQ379660
Westcombe ParkGreenwichLONDONSE3020TQ402780
WestminsterWestminsterLONDONSW1020TQ295795
WhetstoneBarnetLONDONN20020TQ265935
White CityHammersmith and FulhamLONDONW12020TQ233807
WhitechapelTower HamletsLONDONE1020TQ335815
Widmore (also Widmore Green)BromleyBROMLEYBR1020TQ411691
WhittonRichmond upon ThamesTWICKENHAMTW2020TQ145735
WillesdenBrentLONDONNW10020TQ227846
WimbledonMertonLONDONSW19, SW20020TQ239709
Winchmore HillEnfieldLONDONN21020TQ315945
Wood GreenHaringeyLONDONN22020TQ305905
WoodfordRedbridgeLONDONIG8, E18020TQ405915
Woodford GreenRedbridge, Waltham ForestLONDON, WOODFORD GREENIG8020TQ405915
WoodlandsHounslowISLEWORTHTW7020TQ155755
WoodsideCroydonCROYDONCR0020TQ344672
Woodside ParkBarnetLONDONN12020TQ256925
WoolwichGreenwichLONDONSE18020TQ435795
Worcester ParkSutton, Kingston upon ThamesWORCESTER PARKKT4020TQ225655
Wormwood ScrubsHammersmith and FulhamLONDONW12020TQ225815
YeadingHillingdonHAYESUB4020TQ115825
YiewsleyHillingdonWEST DRAYTONUB7020TQ063804

See also


References

Footnotes
  1. The Local Historian's Encyclopaedia, John Richardson, 1981
  2. Encyclopaedia Britannica 1993
  3. Churches in the Landscape, Richard Morris, JM Dent & Sons, 1989, Chapter 6
  4. Oliver Rackham, The History of the Countryside, 1986, Chapter 1
  5. Oliver Rackham, The History of the Countryside, 1986, Chapter 1
  6. Roberts and Wrathmell, 2000, an Atlas of rural settlement in England, call the London area the ‘south-east province’, in contrast to the central province
  7. Mills 2001, p. 1
  8. 1 2 3 4 Mills 2001, p. 2
  9. Mills 2001, p. 4
  10. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 5
  11. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 6
  12. 1 2 3 4 Mills 2001, p. 7
  13. Mills 2001, p. 9
  14. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 10
  15. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 11
  16. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 12
  17. Mills 2001, p. 13
  18. Mills 2001, p. 14
  19. Mills 2001, p. 15
  20. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 16
  21. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 17
  22. 1 2 3 4 Mills 2001, p. 18
  23. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 19
  24. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 20
  25. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 21
  26. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 22
  27. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 23
  28. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 24
  29. Mills 2001, p. 25
  30. Mills 2001, p. 26
  31. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 27
  32. Mills 2001, p. 28
  33. Mills 2001, p. 29
  34. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 30
  35. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 31
  36. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 32
  37. Mills 2001, p. 33
  38. Mills 2001, p. 34
  39. 1 2 Mills 2001, p. 35
  40. 1 2 3 4 Mills 2001, p. 37
  41. 1 2 3 Mills 2001, p. 39
  42. Mills 2001, p. 40
  43. Mills 2001, p. 41
Bibliography
  • Geographers' A-Z Map Company (2008), London Postcode and Administrative Boundaries (6 ed.), Geographers' A-Z Map Company, ISBN 978-1-84348-592-6
  • Mills, A.D. (2001), Dictionary of London Place Names, Oxford, ISBN 0-19-280106-6
  • Royal Mail (2004), Address Management Guide (4 ed.), Royal Mail Group
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