HR postcode area

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Hereford postcode area
HR is located in the United Kingdom
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HR
Postcode area HR
Postcode area name Hereford
Post towns 6
Postcode districts 9
Postcode sectors 33
Postcodes (live) 6,361
Postcodes (total) 7,281
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area[2], is a group of postcode districts around Bromyard, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye in England. The HR3 district extends across the border into Wales.

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
HR1 HEREFORD City centre
HR2 HEREFORD South of centre
HR3 HEREFORD West of centre; Hay on Wye
HR4 HEREFORD North of centre
HR5 KINGTON
HR6 LEOMINSTER
HR7 BROMYARD
HR8 LEDBURY
HR9 ROSS-ON-WYE

[edit] Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
SY
North
LD West HR East WR
South
NP GL

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: WR (Worcester), GL (Gloucester), NP (Newport), LD (Llandrindod Wells), SY (Shrewsbury).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

Coordinates: 52°06′N 2°48′W / 52.1°N 2.8°W / 52.1; -2.8


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