HR postcode area
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Hereford | |
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Coordinates:52°04′08″N2°43′26″W/ 52.069°N 2.724°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | HR |
Postcode area name | Hereford |
Post towns | 6 |
Postcode districts | 9 |
Postcode sectors | 33 |
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
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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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.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/HR_postcode_area_map.svg/400px-HR_postcode_area_map.svg.png)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"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.
- ^Royal Mail,Address Management Guide,(2004)