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HR postcode area

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Hereford
HR is located in the United Kingdom
HR
HR
Coordinates:52°04′08″N2°43′26″W/ 52.069°N 2.724°W/52.069; -2.724
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
HR
Postcode area name
Hereford
Post towns6
Postcode districts9
Postcode sectors33
Postcodes (live)6,387
Postcodes (total)7,899
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

TheHR postcode area,also known as theHereford postcode area,[2]is a group of nine postcode districts inEnglandandWales,within sixpost towns.These cover most ofHerefordshire,includingHereford,Bromyard,Kington,Ledbury,LeominsterandRoss-on-Wye.The area also covers very small parts ofGloucestershireandWorcestershire,while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part ofPowys.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
HR1 HEREFORD Hereford(east) Herefordshire
HR2 HEREFORD Hereford (south) Herefordshire,Powys
HR3 HEREFORD Hay-on-Wye Herefordshire, Powys
HR4 HEREFORD Hereford (west) Herefordshire
HR5 KINGTON Kington,Lyonshall Herefordshire, Powys
HR6 LEOMINSTER Leominster Herefordshire
HR7 BROMYARD Bromyard,Edwyn Ralph,Stoke Lacy Herefordshire
HR8 LEDBURY Ledbury,Bosbury,Bromsberrow,Hollybush Herefordshire,Forest of Dean,Malvern Hills
HR9 ROSS-ON-WYE Ross-on-Wye,Gorsley,Gorsley Common Herefordshire, Forest of Dean

Map

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HR postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.DY postcode areaGL postcode areaLD postcode areaNP postcode areaSY postcode areaWR postcode area
HR postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearbyGL,LD,NP,SYandWRpostcode areas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes"(ZIP).National Statistics Postcode Products.Office for National Statistics.May 2020. Table 2.Retrieved19 June2020.Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points,"Code-Point Open".OS OpenData.Ordnance Survey.February 2012.Retrieved21 April2012.
  2. ^Royal Mail,Address Management Guide,(2004)
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