WA postcode area

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Warrington postcode area
WA is located in the United Kingdom
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WA
Postcode area WA
Postcode area name Warrington
Post towns 9
Postcode districts 18
Postcode sectors 91
Postcodes (live) 18,210
Postcodes (total) 23,441
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area[2], is a group of postcode districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of nine post towns. It covers parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

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[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
WA1 WARRINGTON Warrington, Town Centre, Woolston, Paddington, Bruche Warrington
WA2 WARRINGTON Warrington, Orford, Longford, Dallam, Padgate, Fearnhead Warrington
WA3 WARRINGTON Lowton, Golborne, Birchwood, Rixton, Glazebrook, Culcheth Wigan/Warrington
WA4 WARRINGTON Warrington, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Daresbury, Moore, Walton Warrington/Halton/Cheshire West and Chester
WA5 WARRINGTON Warrington, Burtonwood, Westbrook, Penketh, Great Sankey, White Cross. Warrington
WA6 FRODSHAM Frodsham, Helsby Cheshire West and Chester
WA7 RUNCORN Runcorn Halton
WA8 WIDNES Widnes, Cronton Halton, Knowsley
WA9 ST. HELENS Clock Face, Sutton, Thatto Heath St. Helens
WA10 ST. HELENS Eccleston, St. Helens, West Park St. Helens
WA11 ST. HELENS Crank, Haydock, Moss Bank, Rainford St. Helens
WA12 NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown St. Helens
WA13 LYMM Lymm, Statham, Warburton Warrington/Trafford
WA14 ALTRINCHAM Altrincham, Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Town, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Little Bollington Trafford/Cheshire East
WA15 ALTRINCHAM Altrincham, Ashley, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley, Ringway Trafford/Manchester/Cheshire East
WA16 KNUTSFORD Knutsford Cheshire East
WA55 WARRINGTON Non-geographic
WA88 WIDNES Non-geographic

The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.[3]

[edit] Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
WN
North M
L West WA East SK
South
CH CW

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SK (Stockport), CW (Crewe), CH (Chester), L (Liverpool), WN (Wigan), M (Manchester).

[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)
  3. ^ Royal Mail (ftp site) - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°36′W / 53.383°N 2.6°W / 53.383; -2.6


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