The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area,[2] is a group of postcode districts around the towns of Bolton and Bury, along with outlying areas of Chorley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen, England.
[edit] Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district |
Post town |
Coverage |
Local authority area |
| BL0 |
BURY |
Bury, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Shuttleworth |
Bury and Rossendale |
| BL1 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Smithills, Halliwell, Heaton |
Bolton |
| BL2 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Ainsworth, Bradley Fold, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Harwood, Tonge Fold, Tonge Moor |
Bolton, Bury |
| BL3 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Little Lever |
Bolton |
| BL4 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley |
Bolton |
| BL5 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Over Hulton, Westhoughton |
Bolton |
| BL6 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Blackrod, Horwich, Lostock, Rivington |
Bolton, Chorley |
| BL7 |
BOLTON |
Bolton, Belmont, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Edgworth, Egerton, Turton |
Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton |
| BL8 |
BURY |
Bury, Brandlesholme, Greenmount, Affetside, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Walshaw |
Bury |
| BL9 |
BURY |
Bury, Heap, Heap Bridge, Nangreaves, Summerseat, Unsworth, Walmersley |
Bury |
| BL11[3] |
BOLTON |
Bolton |
Bolton |
| BL78[3] |
BOLTON |
Bolton |
Bolton |
| BL80[3] |
BOLTON |
Bolton |
Bolton |
[edit] Adjacent areas
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: OL (Oldham), M (Manchester), WN (Wigan), PR (Preston), BB (Blackburn).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Coordinates: 53°35′N 2°25′W / 53.58°N 2.41°W / 53.58; -2.41
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