User:Richardguk/WF postcode area
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53°40′59″N 1°29′56″W / 53.683°N 1.499°W
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Wakefield | |
|---|---|
  WF | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′06″N 1°29′49″W / 53.685°N 1.497°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | WF |
| Postcode area name | Wakefield |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcode districts | 18 |
| Postcode sectors | 75 |
| Postcodes (live) | 14,415 |
| Postcodes (total) | 18,237 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton, Ossett, Horbury, Pontefract and Wakefield in England.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF1 | WAKEFIELD | Alverthorpe, Eastmoor, Kirkthorpe, Outwood, Wakefield City Centre. | Wakefield |
| WF2 | WAKEFIELD | Kirkhamgate, Kettlethorpe, Lupset, Newmillerdam, Sandal, Thornes, Walton (Wakefield). | Wakefield |
| WF3 | WAKEFIELD | East Ardsley, Lofthouse, Lofthouse Gate, Robin Hood, Stanley, Tingley, West Ardsley | Leeds and Wakefield |
| WF4 | WAKEFIELD | Crigglestone, Crofton, Durkar, Flockton, Havercroft, Horbury, Netherton, New Crofton, Ryhill, West Bretton, Woolley. | Wakefield and Kirklees. |
| WF5 | OSSETT | Gawthorpe, Ossett. | Wakefield |
| WF6 | NORMANTON | Altofts, Normanton | Wakefield |
| WF7 | PONTEFRACT | Ackworth Moor Top, Featherstone, Purston Jaglin, Streethouse | Wakefield |
| WF8 | PONTEFRACT | Darrington, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract (Monkhill), Thorpe Audlin. | Wakefield, Selby and Doncaster. |
| WF9 | PONTEFRACT | Badsworth, Fitzwilliam, Hemsworth, Kinsley, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Upton. | Wakefield and Doncaster. |
| WF10 | CASTLEFORD | Airedale, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, Glasshoughton. | Wakefield and Leeds |
| WF11 | KNOTTINGLEY | Brotherton, Byram, Criddling Stubbs, Kellingley, Knottingley. | Wakefield and Selby. |
| WF12 | DEWSBURY | Chickenley, Dewsbury, Savile Town, Shaw Cross, Thornhill, Thornhill Lees. | Kirklees and Wakefield |
| WF13 | DEWSBURY | Dewsbury Moor, Ravensthorpe, Staincliffe. | Kirklees |
| WF14 | MIRFIELD | Hopton, Mirfield | Kirklees |
| WF15 | LIVERSEDGE | Roberttown, Liversedge | Kirklees |
| WF16 | HECKMONDWIKE | Heckmondwike | Kirklees |
| WF17 | BATLEY | Birstall, Batley, Staincliffe. | Kirklees |
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , DN (Doncaster), S (Sheffield), HD (Huddersfield), BD (Bradford), LS (Leeds), YO (York).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)