WN postcode area
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Wigan | |
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Coordinates:53°32′02″N2°38′13″W/ 53.534°N 2.637°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | WN |
Postcode area name | Wigan |
Post towns | 3 |
Postcode districts | 8 |
Postcode sectors | 35 |
Postcodes (live) | 7,149 |
Postcodes (total) | 9,152 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
TheWN postcode area,also known as theWigan postcode area,[2]is a group of eight postcode districts inNorth West England,within threepost towns.These cover most of theMetropolitan Borough of WiganinGreater Manchester(includingWiganitself andLeigh), plus small parts ofWest Lancashire(includingSkelmersdale) and theMetropolitan Borough of St HelensinMerseyside.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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WN1 | WIGAN | Haigh,Ince,Swinley,Wigan | Wigan |
WN2 | WIGAN | Abram,Aspull,Bamfurlong,Bickershaw,Haigh,Hindley,Hindley Green,Ince,Platt Bridge | Wigan |
WN3 | WIGAN | Goose Green, Ince,Winstanley,Worsley Mesnes,Hawkley Hall | Wigan |
WN4 | WIGAN | Ashton-in-Makerfield,Garswood | Wigan,St Helens |
WN5 | WIGAN | Billinge,Newtown,Higher End,Orrell,Pemberton,Winstanley,Worsley Hall,Marsh Green. | Wigan, St Helens |
WN6 | WIGAN | Appley Bridge,Beech Hill,Shevington,Springfield,Standish,Wrightington | Wigan,West Lancashire |
WN7 | LEIGH | Leigh,Hope Carr, Landside, Low Common,Bedford,Westleigh,Pennington,Higher Folds | Wigan |
WN8 | WIGAN | Dalton,Newburgh,Parbold | West Lancashire |
SKELMERSDALE | Chapel House, Holland Moor,Roby Mill,Skelmersdale,Up Holland |
Map
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![WN postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/WN_postcode_area_map.svg/300px-WN_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)