Postal area SW1E

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Allington Street Allington Street was named after Allington in Lincolnshire.
Angela Hooper Place Angela Hooper Place is a location in London.
Birdcage Walk Birdcage Walk runs east-west from the Parliament Square area (as Great George Street) to Buckingham Palace.
Bressenden Place Bressenden Place dates from 1962.
Buckingham Gate Buckingham Gate was created in the 17th century.
Buckingham Mews Buckingham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Buckingham Place Buckingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Cardinal Walk Cardinal Walk is a road in the SW1E postcode area
Castle Lane Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Catherine Place Catherine Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Eland House Eland House is an office building on Bressenden Place.
Kingsgate Parade Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Palace Street Palace Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Portland House Portland House is a block 101 metres tall with 29 floors.
Roebuck House Residential block
Seaforth Place Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area
Sir Simon Milton Square Sir Simon Milton Square
Stag Place The old brewhouse of the Westminster Abbey moved to Stag Place after the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century.
Terminus Place Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station.
The Royal Mews The Royal Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area
The Zig Zag Building The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street.
Victoria Square Victoria Square, a small residential square, lies on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate to the south of the Royal Mews.
Victoria Street Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Wpostal area.
Warwick Row Warwick Row is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.
Wellington House Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate.
Wilfred Street Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1Epostal area.

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Apollo Victoria Theatre The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a West End theatre, across from London Victoria Station.

Apollo Victoria Theatre

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.

Buckingham Palace

Goring Hotel The Goring Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, England.

Goring Hotel

Little Ben Little Ben is a cast iron miniature clock tower, situated at the intersection of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Victoria Street, close to the approach to Victoria station.

Little Ben

Royal Mews The Royal Mews is a mews (i.e. combined stables, carriage house and in recent times also the garage) of the British Royal Family.

Royal Mews

Tothill Fields Bridewell Tothill Fields Bridewell (also known as Tothill Fields Prison and Westminster Bridewell) was a prison located in Westminster between 1618 and 1884.

Tothill Fields Bridewell

Victoria Bus Station Victoria bus station is a bus station outside Victoria Station in Terminus Place.

Victoria Bus Station

Victoria Palace Theatre Victoria Palace Theatre stands opposite Victoria Station.

Victoria Palace Theatre

Westminster Cathedral The ’Metropolitan Cathedral of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ’ is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for boys in Victoria.

Westminster Cathedral Choir School

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P Abbey Orchard Street was the heart of a former slum area (Westminster)

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P

Allington Street, SW1E Allington Street was named after Allington in Lincolnshire (Victoria)

Allington Street, SW1E

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P Ambrosden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E Angela Hooper Place is a location in London (Victoria)

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E

Arneway Street, SW1P Arneway Street is named for Thomas Arneway, former benefactor to the Westminster parish poor (Westminster)

Arneway Street, SW1P

Artillery House, SW1P Artillery House is a block on Artillery Row (Westminster)

Artillery House, SW1P

Artillery Place, SW1P Artillery Place was named after a former nearby artillery practice ground which stood here in the 19th century (Westminster)

Artillery Place, SW1P

Artillery Row, SW1P Artillery Row skirts a former artillery ground (Westminster)

Artillery Row, SW1P

Ashley Gardens, SW1P Ashley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ashley Gardens, SW1P

Ashley Place, SW1P Ashley Place is thought to be named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (Victoria)

Ashley Place, SW1P

Asquith House, SW1P Asquith House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Asquith House, SW1P

Astral House, SW1P Astral House is sited on Regency Place (Westminster)

Astral House, SW1P

Beeston Place, SW1W Beeston Place was formerly part of the Grosvenor family estate and the family owned land in Beeston, Cheshire (Victoria)

Beeston Place, SW1W

Birdcage Walk, SW1E Birdcage Walk runs east-west from the Parliament Square area (as Great George Street) to Buckingham Palace. (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1E

Birdcage Walk, SW1H Birdcage Walk runs east from Great George Street, along the south side of St James’s Park (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1H

Bressenden Place, SW1E Bressenden Place dates from 1962 (Victoria)

Bressenden Place, SW1E

Brewer’s Green, SW1H Brewers Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Brewer’s Green, SW1H

Bridge Place, SW1V Bridge Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Bridge Place, SW1V

Broadway, SW1H Broadway - formerly the location of the headquarters of both London Transport and the Metropolitan Police (Westminster)

Broadway, SW1H

Buckingham Gate, SW1E Buckingham Gate was created in the 17th century (Victoria)

Buckingham Gate, SW1E

Buckingham Mews, SW1E Buckingham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Mews, SW1E

Buckingham Place, SW1E Buckingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Place, SW1E

Butler Place, SW1H Butler Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Butler Place, SW1H

Cardinal Walk, SW1E Cardinal Walk is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Cardinal Walk, SW1E

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P Carlisle Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P

Carlisle Place, SW1P Carlisle Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Place, SW1P

Carteret Street, SW1H Carteret Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Carteret Street, SW1H

Castle Lane, SW1E Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Castle Lane, SW1E

Catherine Place, SW1E Catherine Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Catherine Place, SW1E

Caxton House, SW1H Caxton House is a block on Tothill Street (Westminster)

Caxton House, SW1H

Caxton Street, SW1H William Caxton was responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England (St James’s Park)

Caxton Street, SW1H

Central Buildings, SW1P Central Buildings is a block on Matthew Parker Street (Westminster)

Central Buildings, SW1P

Chadwick Street, SW1P Chadwick Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Chadwick Street, SW1P

Clergy House, SW1 Clergy House is located on Stillington Street (Victoria)

Clergy House, SW1

Cobbold Court, SW1P Cobbold Court is a block on Elverton Street (Westminster)

Cobbold Court, SW1P

Coburg Close, SW1P Coburg Close is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Coburg Close, SW1P

Cockpit Steps, SW1H Cockpit Steps leads from Birdcage Walk to Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Cockpit Steps, SW1H

Cranbrook House, SW1P Cranbrook House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Cranbrook House, SW1P

Dacre House, SW1H Dacre House is a block on Dacre Street (Westminster)

Dacre House, SW1H

Dacre Street, SW1H Dacre Street is named after Lady Anne Dacre (Westminster)

Dacre Street, SW1H

Dartmouth Street, SW1H Dartmouth Street leads north from Tothill Street and dates from the seventeenth century (Westminster)

Dartmouth Street, SW1H

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H Frederic William Farrar was a canon of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H

Eaton Lane, SW1W Eaton Lane is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

Eaton Lane, SW1W

Eland House, SW1E Eland House is an office building on Bressenden Place (Victoria)

Eland House, SW1E

Elizabeth Court, SW1P Elizabeth Court is a block on Elizabeth Court (Westminster)

Elizabeth Court, SW1P

Elverton Street, SW1P Elverton Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Elverton Street, SW1P

Emery Hill Street, SW1P Emery Hill Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Emery Hill Street, SW1P

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P Evelyn Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P

Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

Francis House, SW1P

Francis Street, SW1P Francis Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Francis Street, SW1P

Gordon House, SW1P Residential block (Westminster)

Gordon House, SW1P

Great Minster House, SW1P Great Minster House is a block on Horse Ferry Road (Westminster)

Great Minster House, SW1P

Greencoat House, SW1P Greencoat House is a block on Francis Street (Westminster)

Greencoat House, SW1P

Greencoat Place, SW1P Greencoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greencoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P Greycoat Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P

Greycoat Place, SW1P Greycoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Street, SW1P Greycoat Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Street, SW1P

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W Grosvenor Gardens House is sited on Grosvenor Gardens (Victoria)

Grosvenor Gardens House, SW1W

Howick Place, SW1P Howick Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Howick Place, SW1P

Hudsons Place, SW1V Hudsons Place is named after the Hudson’s furniture depository formerly located here, founded by William Hudson (Victoria)

Hudsons Place, SW1V

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V King’s Scholars’ Passage is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E

Lesley Court, SW1P Lesley Court is a building on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Lesley Court, SW1P

Lewisham Street, SW1H Lewisham Street is a Westminster alleyway (Westminster)

Lewisham Street, SW1H

Little Cloisters, SW1P Little Cloisters is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Cloisters, SW1P

London Scottish House, SW1P London Scottish House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

London Scottish House, SW1P

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W Lower Grosvenor Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H The Most Reverend Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until 1575 (Westminster)

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H

Medway House, SW1P Medway House is a building on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Medway House, SW1P

Medway Street, SW1P Named after the Medway in the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 (Westminster)

Medway Street, SW1P

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P Mill’s Buildings ran off Greycoat Place (Westminster)

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P

Monck Street, SW1P Monck Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Monck Street, SW1P

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V Morpeth Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P Morpeth Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H Municipal Insurance House can be found on Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H

Neathouse Place, SW1V Neathouse Place commemorates an early settlement here of small cottages called ‘Neat Houses (Victoria)

Neathouse Place, SW1V

Norton House, SW1P Norton House is a block on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Norton House, SW1P

Octavia House, SW1P Octavia House is a block on Medway Street (Westminster)

Octavia House, SW1P

Old Palace Yard, SW1P Old Palace Yard lies between the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey. (Westminster)

Old Palace Yard, SW1P

Old Pye House, SW1P Old Pye House is a block on St Ann’s Street (Westminster)

Old Pye House, SW1P

Old Pye Street, SW1P Old Pye Street gets its name from Sir Robert Pye, member of parliament for Westminster in the time of Charles I. (Westminster)

Old Pye Street, SW1P

Old Queen Street, SW1H Old Queen Street is parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Old Queen Street, SW1H

Ormond House, SW1P Ormond House is sited on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Ormond House, SW1P

Palace Street, SW1E Palace Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Palace Street, SW1E

Palmer Street, SW1H Palmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Palmer Street, SW1H

Parker Street, SW1H Before being renamed to Matthew Parker Street, old Parker Street was a Westminster slum (Westminster)

Parker Street, SW1H

Partnership House, SW1P Partnership House is a block on Carlisle Place (Victoria)

Partnership House, SW1P

Pelham House, SW1P Pelham House is sited on Monck Street (Westminster)

Pelham House, SW1P

Petty France, SW1H Petty France is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Petty France, SW1H

Portland House, SW1E Portland House is a block 101 metres tall with 29 floors (Victoria)

Portland House, SW1E

Post Office Way, SW1H Post Office Way is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Post Office Way, SW1H

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H Queen Anne’s House is a block on Queen Anne’s Gate (St James’s Park)

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H Queen Annes Gate Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H Queen Anne’s Gate runs parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H

Regency House, SW1P Regency House is a block on Regency Place (Westminster)

Regency House, SW1P

Regency Place, SW1P Regency Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Regency Place, SW1P

Ridley House, SW1P Ridley House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Ridley House, SW1P

Rochester Row, SW1P Rochester Row was home to the Bishop of Rochester in 1666 (Westminster)

Rochester Row, SW1P

Rochester Street, SW1P Rochester Street is named after the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 until 1802 (Westminster)

Rochester Street, SW1P

Roebuck House, SW1E Residential block (Victoria)

Roebuck House, SW1E

Rutherford Street, SW1P Rutherford Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Rutherford Street, SW1P

Seaforth Place, SW1E Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Seaforth Place, SW1E

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E Sir Simon Milton Square (Victoria)

Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E

Spenser Street, SW1P Spenser Street is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Spenser Street, SW1P

St Anns Street, SW1P St Anns Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Anns Street, SW1P

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H St Ermin’s Hill is a small side street off Broadway (St James’s Park)

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H

St Matthew Street, SW1P St Matthew Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Matthew Street, SW1P

St Vincents Centre, SW1P St Vincents Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Vincents Centre, SW1P

St. Matthew Street, SW1P St. Matthew Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

St. Matthew Street, SW1P

Stag Place, SW1E The old brewhouse of the Westminster Abbey moved to Stag Place after the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. (Victoria)

Stag Place, SW1E

Stillington Street, SW1P Stillington Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Stillington Street, SW1P

Strutton Court, SW1P Strutton Court is a block on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Strutton Court, SW1P

Strutton Ground, SW1P Strutton Ground is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Strutton Ground, SW1P

Terminus Place, SW1E Terminus Place is the home of Victoria Bus Station (Victoria)

Terminus Place, SW1E

The Royal Mews, SW1E The Royal Mews is a road in the SW1W postcode area (Victoria)

The Royal Mews, SW1E

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street (Victoria)

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

Tothill Street, SW1H Tothill Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Tothill Street, SW1H

United House, SW1P United House is a block on Francis Street (Victoria)

United House, SW1P

Vandon Court, SW1H Vandon Court is a block on Petty France (St James’s Park)

Vandon Court, SW1H

Vandon Passage, SW1H Vandon Passage probably dates from the fifteenth century (St James’s Park)

Vandon Passage, SW1H

Vandon Street, SW1H Vandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Vandon Street, SW1H

Victoria Arcade, SW1V Victoria Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Arcade, SW1V

Victoria Chambers, SW1P Victoria Chambers is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Chambers, SW1P

Victoria House, SW1V Victoria House is located on Francis Street (Victoria)

Victoria House, SW1V

Victoria Square, SW1E Victoria Square, a small residential square, lies on land forming part of the Grosvenor Estate to the south of the Royal Mews (Victoria)

Victoria Square, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1E Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Street, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1P Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Street, SW1P

Warwick House, SW1W Warwick House is a block on Buckingham Palace Road (Victoria)

Warwick House, SW1W

Warwick Row, SW1E Warwick Row is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Warwick Row, SW1E

Wellington House, SW1E Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate (St James’s Park)

Wellington House, SW1E

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H Westminster Central Hall is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P Westminster Palace Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P

Wilcox Place, SW1P Wilcox Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilcox Place, SW1P

Wilfred Street, SW1E Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilfred Street, SW1E

Willow Walk, SW1P A street within the SW1V postcode (Victoria)

Willow Walk, SW1P

Wilton Road, SW1V Wilton Road was named at the time of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (Victoria)

Wilton Road, SW1V

Windsor House, SW1H Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

Windsor House, SW1H

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