London E postal area
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The London E postal area is the part of the London postal district covering much of east London, England.
The postal area covers the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the London Borough of Newham and parts of the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Redbridge. The postal area does not cover all of East London; the remainder is covered by the RM and IG postal areas. Some parts of Hackney are in the N postal area. The E4 postal district uniquely extends beyond the Greater London boundary and covers part of the Epping Forest district of Essex around Sewardstone. <ref>Museum of London - Map of E4 postal district</ref>
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[edit] History
The current E postal area was originally formed in 1866 as a merger of the E and NE areas created in 1858. In 1917 the postal districts were numbered alphabetically by their location; <ref>British Postal Museum & Archive Information Sheet - Postcodes (PDF)</ref> 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. <ref>Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)</ref>
Due to high demand, the E1 postal district was split to create an E1W postal district around Wapping; the rest of the district did not gain an additional character. The district contains two non-geographic districts for high-volume business users.
[edit] Coverage
| Postal district | Post town | 1917 name | Additional coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | LONDON | Head district | Aldgate (part), Whitechapel, Shoreditch (part), Spitalfields, Shadwell, Stepney, Mile End (part). | Tower Hamlets, Hackney. |
| E1W | n/a | Wapping | Tower Hamlets | |
| E2 | Bethnal Green | Haggerston, Shoreditch (part), Cambridge Heath | Tower Hamlets, Hackney | |
| E3 | Bow | Bromley-by-Bow, Old Ford, Mile End, Three Mills, London Gas Museum | Tower Hamlets, Newham | |
| E4 | Chingford | Sewardstone | Waltham Forest, Epping Forest | |
| E5 | Clapton | Upper Clapton, Lower Clapton | Hackney | |
| E6 | East Ham | Beckton, Upton Park (part) | Newham | |
| E7 | Forest Gate | Newham | ||
| E8 | Hackney | Dalston | Hackney | |
| E9 | Homerton | Hackney Wick, South Hackney | Hackney | |
| E10 | Leyton | Waltham Forest | ||
| E11 | Leytonstone | Wanstead, Snaresbrook, Cann Hall | Waltham Forest, Redbridge | |
| E12 | Manor Park | Little Ilford, Aldersbrook | Newham, Redbridge | |
| E13 | Plaistow | West Ham (part), Upton Park (part) | Newham | |
| E14 | Poplar | Isle of Dogs, Limehouse, Canary Wharf, Blackwall, Cubitt Town | Tower Hamlets | |
| E15 | Stratford | West Ham (part), Maryland, Leyton (part) | Newham, Waltham Forest | |
| E16 | Victoria Dock | Silvertown, North Woolwich, Canning Town, Custom House, London City Airport | Newham | |
| E17 | Walthamstow | Upper Walthamstow | Waltham Forest | |
| E18 | Woodford | South Woodford | Redbridge | |
| E77 | n/a | News International (geographically located in E1W) | Tower Hamlets | |
| E98 | n/a | NatWest (geographically located in E1) | Tower Hamlets |
[edit] Adjacent areas
Adjacent postal areas are (clockwise from east): IG, SE, EC, N and EN.
[edit] References
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