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.
[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 |
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The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.[3]
[edit] Adjacent areas
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SK (Stockport), CW (Crewe), CH (Chester), L (Liverpool), WN (Wigan), M (Manchester).
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Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°36′W / 53.383°N 2.6°W / 53.383; -2.6