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The SO postcode area, also known as the Southampton postcode area,〔Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)〕 is a group of 23 postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of nine post towns. These postcode districts cover south and central Hampshire, including the post towns of Southampton, Winchester, Alresford, Brockenhurst, Eastleigh, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Romsey and Stockbridge; and other towns, such as Totton, Hythe, Hedge End and Bishop's Waltham. The area originally had both single and double-digit postcode districts.〔Geographers' A-Z Map Co., Ltd, ''Street Atlas of Southampton'', (1991)〕 From the inception of postcodes in Southampton, 'large users' within the SO1 and SO2 postcode areas (which broadly covered the area of the City of Southampton) were allocated SO9 postcodes.〔 Kelly's Directory (1970) gives the address of the Head Post Office as 59 High Street, SO9 1AA.〕 In the early 1990s, a shortage of available postcodes occurred due to increased demand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GEO-REFER Learning Resources Repository: Postcodes )〕 On 1 December 1993 Royal Mail took the step of dividing each of the existing single-digit districts, the numbers of the new subdivisions containing two digits rather than one. For example, the SO1 and SO2 districts were divided into SO14-19.〔Geographers' A-Z Map Co., Ltd, ''Street Atlas of Southampton'', (1991)〕 At the same time, ordinary 'geographical' postcodes replaced the SO9 codes. Whilst this created thousands more possible postcode combinations, it resulted in the unusual situation where the centre of the postcode area, Southampton, lacks a district numbered 1. The area is one of only a few in the country where this is the case. ==Coverage== The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: |- ! SO14 | SOUTHAMPTON | City Centre, St. Mary's, Newtown, Nicholstown, Ocean Village, Chapel, Eastern Docks, Bevois Valley | Southampton |- ! SO15 | SOUTHAMPTON | Shirley, Freemantle, Banister Park, Millbrook | Southampton |- ! SO16 | SOUTHAMPTON | Bassett, Redbridge, Rownhams, Nursling, Chilworth | Southampton, Test Valley |- ! SO17 | SOUTHAMPTON | Highfield, Portswood, St Denys, Swaythling | Southampton |- ! SO18 | SOUTHAMPTON | Bitterne, Bitterne Park, Harefield, Townhill Park, Chartwell Green, Southampton Airport | Southampton, Eastleigh |- ! SO19 | SOUTHAMPTON | Sholing, Thornhill, Woolston, Weston | Southampton |- ! SO20 | STOCKBRIDGE | Stockbridge, King's Somborne, Middle Wallop | Test Valley |- ! SO21 | WINCHESTER | Compton, Colden Common, Easton, Hursley, Itchen Abbas, Martyr Worthy, Micheldever, Owslebury, Shawford, South Wonston, Sutton Scotney, Sparsholt, Twyford | Winchester |- ! SO22 | WINCHESTER | Badger Farm, Fulflood, Hursley, Littleton and Harestock, Olivers Battery, Pitt, St Cross (W), Stanmore, Weeke | Winchester |- ! SO23 | WINCHESTER | City Centre, Abbotts Barton, Bar End, Highcliffe, Hyde, St Cross (E), Winnall | Winchester |- ! SO24 | ALRESFORD | New Alresford, Old Alresford, Cheriton, Tichborne, Ropley | Winchester |- ! SO30 | SOUTHAMPTON | Botley, Hedge End, West End | Eastleigh |- ! SO31 | SOUTHAMPTON | Warsash, Hamble-le-Rice, Locks Heath Netley Abbey | Eastleigh, Fareham |- ! SO32 | SOUTHAMPTON | Bishops Waltham, Corhampton, Droxford, Durley, Exton, Meonstoke, Shedfield, Soberton, Swanmore, Upham, Warnford, Wickham | Eastleigh, Winchester |- ! SO40 | LYNDHURST, SOUTHAMPTON | Totton, Lyndhurst, Cadnam, Marchwood | New Forest |- ! SO41 | LYMINGTON | Lymington, Milford-on-Sea, Pennington, Boldre, Hordle, Sway | New Forest |- ! SO42 | BROCKENHURST | Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, East Boldre | New Forest |- ! SO43 | LYNDHURST | Lyndhurst, Minstead, Bramshaw | New Forest |- ! SO45 | SOUTHAMPTON | Hythe, Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot, Hardley | New Forest |- ! SO50 | EASTLEIGH | Town Centre, Fair Oak, Bishopstoke, Horton Heath, | Eastleigh |- ! SO51 | ROMSEY | Romsey, Ampfield, Lockerley, Mottisfont, Wellow | Test Valley |- ! SO52 | SOUTHAMPTON | North Baddesley | Test Valley |- ! SO53 | EASTLEIGH | Chandler's Ford | Eastleigh, Test Valley |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SO postcode area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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