Does Middlesex exist anymore??

Question

please can someone settle an argument for me-does middlesex exist anymore??I use it on my postal address though i can also say i live in North west London...I thought it was just used for postal purposes nowadays....

Answer 1

Yes and no......

Middlesex is an area in England, mostly covered by Greater London. It is one of the 39 historical counties of England. It includes the City of London, which was self-governing from the thirteenth century. London's northwestern suburbs steadily covered large parts of Middlesex, especially following the coming of the railways.

Middlesex is still used as a placename, and exists in the name of such organisations as the Middlesex County Cricket Club or Middlesex University. Royal Mail guidelines now leave the use on letters of the historic county, administrative county, or no county at all up to the personal preference of the addresser, and Middlesex is consequently commonly found on addresses outside the London postal districts (and sometimes, even within). From an organisational point of view the Royal Mail does however recognise the existance of an area called Middlesex as one of the Postal counties of England but confusingly it is not identical to the historic county boundaries - not only have large sections formed part of the London postal district but elsewhere the borders occasionally follow a different course, such as the village of Denham which is in both the traditional and administrative county of Buckinghamshire but in the postal county of Middlesex.

Answer 2

Today it exists in no practical form. Politically it was abolished in 1965 by the creation of Greater London.

However, for a variety of reasons including cost, the Royal Mail could not use Greater London in postal addresses so they continued to use it as a postal county. Postal counties have been removed from the PAF in the last ten years (try using the postcode finder and "view label", it is not part of the address). Where people include it now, the Post Office just ignore it.

Answer 3

As an administrative county - no.
As a postal address - yes. This is because the GPO paid no attention to the council administrative reforms of 1964 and 1974 that abolished certain counties and changed boundaries. For this reason Bexley (for instance) is postally in Kent, even though Bexley became a London borough in 1964. In the case of Middlesex the county was actually abolished at that time and absorbed into London and other counties.
However it is strictly speaking unnecessary to state the county if you use a postcode on the address.

Answer 4

Whilst some people still use Middlesex as part of their address, it hasn't existed since 1974 for administrative purposes (when it was subsumed into parts of Greater London and Surrey) and hasn't been necessary for postal purposes since 1996 (as Royal Mail now use the first part of the postcode, rather than the combination of postal town and county, for initial sorting purposes).

The former postal county of Middlesex comprised the post towns of Enfield, Edgware, Harrow, Northwood, Pinner, Ruislip, Stanmore, Wembley, Ashford (Surrey), Brentford, Feltham, Hampton, Hounslow, Isleworth, Shepperton, Staines, Sunbury-on-Thames, Teddington, Twickenham, Greenford, Hayes, Southall, Uxbridge and West Drayton.

Answer 5

well its on the map. If you google it, theres a university, a cricket club and lots of other things, so i'm sure it exists. If your address is say 123 green lane, a town, north west london then the address is more widespread, if you get what I mean. Saying North west London covers a larger area than just saying middlesex. If you put middlesex, then its more accurate in a way, but all in all, its up to you. My address can bear either Stockport, or Cheshire. Makes no difference to my mail really, as long as the postcode on the envelope is right

Answer 6

No, it dosent officially exist as a county or administrative area in its own right anymore.

Nevertheless, it still continues simply as a post office district, and in the names of bodies such as Middlesex University and Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Answer 7

They somewhat do, yet they're those sitting quietly on my own whilst in church. no person bothers to mindset them. they're praying or examining their Bible whilst looking forward to the sermon. Too undesirable human beings tend to no longer mindset because of the fact a number of those women human beings are very shy and could't do lots small talk. they often sense out of place because others are busy with families and spouses. start up looking heavily and basically take a seat next to a minimum of one that is on my own. Say 'hi' and basically take a seat quietly. This tells her which you're obtainable for her if she chooses. the subsequent week, decide on yet another if this one did no longer properly known you.

Answer 8

Does Middlesex Still Exist

Answer 9

There is a Middlesex Vermont USA, but I know thats not what you talkin about...

Answer 10

Yes indeed it is, some of my family live there and we all still refer to it as a proper place.