36-490: SW1 may refer to: SW1, a postcode district in the London SW postcode area EMD SW1 , a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured between 1938 and 1953 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , a 1999 film Star Wars MUSH , an online text-based role-playing game Shawn Wayans , known as DJ SW1 Cheng Lim LRT station , Singapore [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
72-715: A number of other major businesses. For a 15-year period Air France had its UK and Ireland office in Hammersmith. In 2006 the UK and Ireland office was moved to Hatton Cross , London Borough of Hounslow . Until 2013, Virgin Group Ltd. had its corporate headquarters at The School House, Brook Green . The office was moved to the Battleship Building, near the Westway in Paddington , in
108-533: A patchwork of extremely affluent as well as some less affluent neighbourhoods; The areas of Fulham, Parsons Green, Brackenbury Village, Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park and the Riverside compose of highly expensive Victorian and Edwardian houses, contrasting to the areas of White City and Shepherd's Bush. The unemployment rate is well below average at under 5%, although of these, 29% were listed as long-term unemployed. See external links below for more census information from
144-583: A theatre, an exhibition space, a library and archives as well as retail and dining facilities. It occasionally hosts other organisations in the borough, including the Fulham Symphony Orchestra. It is also the home of the Polish University Abroad . Public libraries in the borough include Askew Road Library, Avonmore Library, Fulham Library , Hammersmith Library , Sands End Library, and Shepherds Bush Library. The Borough Archives, open to
180-569: Is a London borough in West London and which also forms part of Inner London . The borough was formed in 1965 as the London Borough of Hammersmith from the merger of the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith. The name was changed to Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979. The borough borders Brent to the north, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the east, Wandsworth to
216-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages SW postcode area#SW1 The SW (South Western) postcode area , also known as the London SW postcode area , is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England. The area comprises the South Western operational district (covering the subdivisions of postcode district SW1, plus SW2 - SW10) and
252-597: Is home to the world-governing body of Polo at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham and upholds the traditions of racketts and championship tennis at the Queen's Club , also in Fulham. The borough is home to a number of sports teams and athletes: Chelsea Football Club is based in the borough and plays Premier League football having won the English national championship on six occasions (1955, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2017) as well as
288-511: Is used in geographic reference, street signs and colloquial use across most communities. Its eight subdivisions continue to be classed as one 'district'. Within SW1A are keynote inward codes including: SW19 is the postcode that covers Wimbledon and is used as a synonym for the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament. The SW postcode area covers parts of nine London Boroughs. North of
324-609: The Boat Race course, which is known as the Championship Course, hosting hundreds of eights the weekend before and many other races, is on the borough's most obvious boundary: its section of the Tideway – the upper estuary of the Thames . The numerous London Overground and London Underground stations in the borough are: The London Overground line now connects the borough with
360-564: The City of Westminster . Also, TAP Portugal runs an administrative office in the Borough, near to Hammersmith Bus Station. The borough has a proud sporting heritage going back to at least the second half of the 19th-century when the fledgeling Amateur Athletic Association of England came to the Lillie Bridge Grounds , followed there by football, boxing and First-class cricket . The borough
396-770: The Godolphin and Latymer School , situated a few minutes' walk from Hammersmith Broadway . The London Oratory School is a leading Roman Catholic secondary school in East Fulham. Latymer Upper School , an independent co-educational school, is also in the borough, on King Street in Hammersmith . The exclusive independent girls' preparatory school Bute House is also in Brook Green . There are two notable independent French language primary schools: Ecole Jacques Prevert in Brook Green and
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#1732858332495432-660: The North London Line via Willesden Junction station and direct services to Watford Junction station to the north and services to East Croydon station to the south, via Clapham Junction railway station . Two main road arteries, the A4 road and the A40 road cross the borough. Hammersmith bus station at Hammersmith Broadway, above the District and Piccadilly lines tube station, is an important bus hub to most parts of London. In March 2011,
468-665: The UEFA Champions League in 2012 and 2021. London's oldest professional football club, Fulham F.C. playing in the Premier League and Queens Park Rangers (playing in the Championship ) are also based in the borough. Hammersmith & Fulham RFC have been playing in the borough at Hurlingham Park for over 30 years. They boast four senior men's sides and one Ladies XV. The men's 1st XV currently compete in London's NE2 League with
504-462: The Battersea SW11 once "head district". The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, with the historic postal district names shown in italics : SW1 is the South Western head district. Since about the 1890s it has had a surplus of addresses and buildings for practical division into one set of inwards codes so is divided into smaller postcode districts since 1917 used for mail purposes. SW1
540-728: The Battersea operational district (covering SW11 - SW20), and is the only area within the London post town to lie on both sides of the River Thames . Mail for the area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow , along with mail for the TW , KT and GU postcode areas. The postcode area originated in 1857 as the SW district. In 1868 it gained some of the area of the very short-lived S district, with
576-500: The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham with effect from 1 April 1979. Fulham saw industrialisation and urbanisation from the start of the 19th-century, with the establishment of the world's first energy utility company, at Sands End in 1824, followed by road and rail transport development to the east of the borough. Vacant land by the new railway sidings on the boundary with Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council led to
612-711: The River Thames, it covers the southern parts of the City of Westminster , the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . South of the river, it covers all of the London Borough of Wandsworth , the western part of the London Borough of Lambeth , the northern parts of the London Boroughs of Merton and Croydon and the northeastern parts of the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames . London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( pronunciation )
648-597: The South African Airways House. CE Europe, a subsidiary of Capcom , has its head office in the George House in Hammersmith in the borough. As of May 2011 it will be relocating to the Metro Building in Hammersmith. Iran Air 's London offices are also located in the borough. The airline moved there by Wednesday 4 January 2012. Disney and L'Oréal also all have UK headquarters in Hammersmith, as well as
684-524: The United Kingdom, along with Kensington and Chelsea, the City of Westminster and Camden. The borough is unique in London in having three professional football clubs: Chelsea , Fulham and Queens Park Rangers . The area of the modern borough broadly corresponds to the ancient parish of Fulham , which was historically part of the county of Middlesex . The manor (estate) of Fulham can be traced back to
720-696: The West End in London. The borough is also home to the Hammersmith Apollo and O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire , which play hosts to major concerts and stand-up comedy performances. Hammersmith has been the seat of the Polish Social and Cultural Centre , known as POSK in King Street, for several decades. It houses a number of organisations which serve Polish expatriates and others interested in Polish culture, including
756-484: The borough forms part of the West Central constituency. According to the 2001 census Hammersmith and Fulham has a population of 165,242. 60% of the borough's population is White British , 20% white non-British (among which are large French, Polish, Portuguese and Irish communities), 5% black Caribbean , 8% black African with various other ethnicities (including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese ) making up
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#1732858332495792-464: The borough since 1977 and is now a museum. The borough has four theatres ( Riverside Studios , Bush Theatre , the Lyric Hammersmith and Curtains Up). LAMDA is based in the borough. There are several cinema complexes. Studio 106 Art Gallery holds regular exhibitions and workshops. The Lyric Hammersmith , on Lyric Square off King Street, is considered one of the most notable theatres outside
828-581: The borough. The following shows the religious identity of residents residing in Hammersmith and Fulham according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. Sony Mobile Communications has its headquarters in the borough. Iberia operates the Iberia House in the borough. All Nippon Airways operates the London Office on the fourth floor of Hythe House. South African Airways has its United Kingdom office in
864-642: The development of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre , visited by Queen Victoria in 1879 when she attended Bill Cody 's Wild West Show at West Brompton . There followed numerous international fairs and exhibitions for a century until the construction of Earls Court II in the borough in the 1980s. This was dismantled by developers in 2015. At the other end of today's borough, in 1908, the Franco-British Exhibition and Olympic Games were hosted in Hammersmith , at White City, London , but
900-468: The lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards . From 1856 until 1886 the two parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith were administered together as the Fulham District . The Fulham district was dissolved in 1886 when the vestries for its two parishes took on district functions. In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs ,
936-456: The main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 26.8% of all residents aged 16–74; bus, minibus or coach, 8.8%; on foot, 8.8%; driving a car or van, 8.2%; bicycle, 5.1%; work mainly at or from home, 4.2%; train, 3.1%. The See of London has occupied the Fulham Palace riverside grounds for close on 900 years. The Palace is leased to
972-667: The public Mondays and Tuesdays, staffed mainly by volunteers, are accessed in Hammersmith Library. The borough is the home of an 1893 establishment, the Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith on Hammersmith Broadway, and of Lady Margaret School (LMS) on Parsons Green , a school that welcomes girls of all academic abilities aged 11–17 years. It has been at the forefront of girls' education for over 95 years and has its origins in Whitelands College School which
1008-501: The remainder of the sides participating in the Middlesex Merit Tables. Public and private courts are available throughout the borough. Lower Mall hosted several rowing clubs at the end of the 19th century, of which there are two survivors and one founded slightly later. Among those who moved elsewhere or were disbanded were those in the headquarters of the national governing body, British Rowing, The Priory. The first half of
1044-510: The remaining 11 per cent. The borough has the second-highest proportion of single adults of any borough in England and Wales (55%), and a higher than average proportion for the London area of young adults aged 20–29 (24%). Around 50% of households are owner–occupiers , and 22% of households were listed as "other" – that is, not single persons living alone or families. These are generally two or more unrelated adults living together, such as students or cohabiting couples. The borough comprises
1080-468: The rest going to SE . It was divided into numbered districts in 1917. The South Western district consists of the postcode districts SW1–SW10 and the once Battersea-headquartered component consists of the postcode districts SW11–SW20. The South Western head district was designated as SW1 and the rest of the numbering followed, alphabetically, by their most important parish, chapelry, topological or built environment feature names, up to 10. Similarly as to
1116-447: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SW1&oldid=984096975 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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1152-651: The seventh century when it was granted to the Bishop of London. The chapelry of Hammersmith was given its own vestry in 1631, making it a separate civil parish from Fulham. From 1856 the area was governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London . From 1856 until 1900
1188-566: The site then took many decades to be redeveloped. In 1960, the BBC opened the BBC Television Centre . Westfield London opened in 1988, a large development with new transport links and a shopping centre. The borough includes the areas: The local authority is Hammersmith and Fulham Council, which usually meets at Hammersmith Town Hall . Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly ,
1224-517: The south, Richmond upon Thames to the south west, and Hounslow and Ealing to the west. Traversed by the east–west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway , many international corporations have offices in the borough. The local council is Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council . The borough is amongst the four most expensive boroughs for residential properties in
1260-525: The two parishes becoming the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham and the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith . The modern borough was formed in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former metropolitan boroughs of Fulham and Hammersmith. The new borough was originally called the London Borough of Hammersmith, but the council changed the borough's name to
1296-454: Was founded in 1842. When that school was threatened with closure Lady Margaret was established in September 1917 by the redoubtable Miss Enid Moberly Bell. The borough is also home to two prestigious independent girls' schools – St Paul's Girls' School in Brook Green (often ranked in first place in the country in league tables, with nearly 50% of each year group gaining entry to Oxbridge), and
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