英国是现代邮政的摇篮，自1635年查理一世国王开办邮政局以来，英国邮政已走过了365个春秋，经历了一系列的变革。本世纪后期具有历史意义的重大改革有：1969年国家邮电企业公司成立，1981年邮电分营，1986年机构调整等。在人类社会即将步入新世纪时，英国邮政又经历了一次具有 Britain is the cradle of modern postal service. Since the opening of the post office by King Charles I. in 1635, postal service in Great Britain has gone 365 years and experienced a series of changes. The major reforms of historic significance in the latter part of this century include the establishment of a state post and telecommunications enterprise in 1969, the postal and telecommunications division in 1981 and the restructuring of institutions in 1986. As human society is about to enter a new century, postal service in the United Kingdom has experienced it once again