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Warrington postcode area
WA is located in United Kingdom
WA
WA
Postcode area WA
Postcode area name Warrington
Post towns 9
Postcode districts 18
Postcode sectors 91
Postcodes (live) 18,210
Postcodes (total) 23,441
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of nine post towns. It covers parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal District Post Town Coverage Local authority
WA1 WARRINGTON Warrington, Town Centre, Woolston, Paddington, Bruche Warrington
WA2 WARRINGTON Warrington, Orford, Longford, Dallam, Padgate, Warrington
WA3 WARRINGTON WA3(1,2) Lowton, WA3(3) Golborne, WA3(4,5,6,7) Birchwood Wigan/Warrington
WA4 WARRINGTON Warrington, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Daresbury, Moore, Walton Warrington/Halton
WA5 WARRINGTON Warrington, WA5(4) 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 WARRINGTON 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/Halton
WA16 KNUTSFORD Knutsford Cheshire East
WA88 WIDNES Royal Avenue, Widnes Halton (borough)

The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.[3]

Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SK (Stockport) - CW (Crewe) - CH (Chester) - L (Liverpool) - WN (Wigan) - M (Manchester).
Adjacent postcode areas
WN

M
L
WA
SK

CH CW

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Royal Mail (ftp site) - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999

Postcodes of Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°36′W / 53.383°N 2.6°W / 53.383; -2.6


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