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Postboxes in Southampton

Explore 255 mapped postboxes in Southampton.

Southampton currently has 255 mapped postboxes recorded by The Postbox Hunter. The postboxes in Southampton include 6 recorded royal cyphers. The most common is EIIR, recorded on 124 postboxes, representing 48.6% of the mapped total. The complete recorded cypher list is: EIIR (124), GR (72), GVIR (28), EVIIR (15), VR (3) and no (1). Among the recognised royal cyphers in the data, VR is the earliest recorded and EIIR is the most recent. The most commonly recorded postbox type is Pillar, with 198 mapped examples. The data contains 4 different recorded postbox types. Across the available tagging data, 4 designs are represented. This information is generated from the latest postbox location and tagging data available to The Postbox Hunter.

• 255 mapped postboxes • 6 recorded royal cyphers • Recorded cyphers: EIIR (124), GR (72), GVIR (28), EVIIR (15), VR (3), no (1) • 4 recorded postbox types • 4 recorded designs • 0 recorded colours • Most common cypher: EIIR (124 postboxes) • Most common type: Pillar (198) • Earliest recognised cypher: VR • Most recent recognised cypher: EIIR

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Cypher
Type
Design
Colour
place
Notes
EIIR
pillar
type_a
-
Chilworth
GVIR
pillar
-
-
Southampton
GVIR
pillar
-
-
Netley
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Butlocks Heath
EIIR
lamp
-
-
Butlocks Heath
EIIR
pillar
-
-
Hedge End
EIIR
pillar
-
-
West End
EIIR
pillar
-
-
West End
EIIR
lamp
-
-
Hedge End
EIIR
pillar
type_b
-
Hedge End
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