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{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=WR}}
{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=WR}}
The '''WR postcode area''', also known as the '''Worcester postcode area''',<ref>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> is a group of fifteen postcode districts in [[England]], which are subdivisions of seven [[post town]]s. These postcode districts cover much of [[Worcestershire]], including [[Worcester]], [[Broadway, Worcestershire|Broadway]], [[Droitwich]], [[Evesham, Worcestershire|Evesham]], [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]], [[Pershore]] and [[Tenbury Wells]], plus very small parts of [[Herefordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Warwickshire]] and [[Gloucestershire]].
The '''WR postcode area''', also known as the '''Worcester postcode area''',<ref>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> is a group of fifteen postcode districts in [[England]], within seven [[post town]]s. These cover central and southern [[Worcestershire]] (including [[Worcester, England|Worcester]], [[Broadway, Worcestershire|Broadway]], [[Droitwich]], [[Evesham, Worcestershire|Evesham]], [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]], [[Pershore]] and [[Tenbury Wells]]), plus very small parts of [[Herefordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Warwickshire]] and [[Gloucestershire]].


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! WR1

| WORCESTER
| [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| Worcester
|-
|-
!
! WR2
| WORCESTER
| [[Powick]], [[Hallow]]
| Worcester, [[Malvern Hills District|Malvern Hills]]
|-
|-
! WR3
! WR3
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! WR4
! WR4
| WORCESTER
| WORCESTER
| [[Warndon]], Long Meadow
| [[Warndon]], [[Long Meadow, Worcestershire|Long Meadow]]
| Worcester, Wychavon
| Worcester, Wychavon
|-
|-
! WR5
! WR5
| WORCESTER
| WORCESTER
| [[Kempsey, Worcestershire|Kempsey]], Broomhall
| [[Kempsey, Worcestershire|Kempsey]], [[Broomhall, Worcestershire|Broomhall]]
| Worcester, Wychavon, Malvern Hills
| Worcester, Wychavon, Malvern Hills
|-
|-
!
! WR6
| WORCESTER
| [[Martley]], [[Clifton on Teme]], [[Abberley]]
| Malvern Hills, [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]], [[Herefordshire]]
|-
|-
! WR7
! WR7
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! WR9
! WR9
| DROITWICH
| DROITWICH
| [[Droitwich]], Ombersky, [[Wychbold]]
| [[Droitwich]], [[Ombersley]], [[Wychbold]], [[Rushock]]
| Wychavon, [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]]
| Wychavon, [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]]
|-
|-
! WR10

| PERSHORE
| [[Pershore]], [[Eckington, Worcestershire|Eckington]], [[Drakes Broughton]]
| Wychavon
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WR11
! WR11
| BROADWAY
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BROADWAY
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|
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|
| ''[[Non-geographic postcodes|non-geographic]]''<ref name="amu1211">{{Cite web |url=http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/112012_new_localities.pdf |format=PDF |title=New sectors and localities to 16 November 2012 |publisher=Royal Mail Address Management Unit |date=19 November 2012 |accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref>
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''[[Non-geographic postcodes|non-geographic]]''<ref name="amu1211">{{Cite web|url=http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/112012_new_localities.pdf |format=PDF |title=New sectors and localities to 16 November 2012 |publisher=Royal Mail Address Management Unit |date=19 November 2012 |access-date=29 November 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! WR11
! WR11
| EVESHAM
| EVESHAM
| [[Evesham]], Harrington, [[Badsey]]
| [[Evesham]], [[Harvington]], [[Badsey]], [[Sedgeberrow]], [[Ashton under Hill]]
| Wychavon, [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]], [[Tewkesbury Borough|Tewkesbury]], [[Cotswold District|Cotswold]]
| Wychavon, [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]], [[Tewkesbury Borough|Tewkesbury]], [[Cotswold District|Cotswold]]
|-
|-
! WR12

| BROADWAY
| [[Broadway, Worcestershire|Broadway]], [[Willersey]], [[Childswickham]]
| Wychavon, Tewkesbury, Cotswold
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|-
! WR13
| MALVERN
| [[Colwall]], [[Cradley, Herefordshire|Cradley]], [[Welland, Worcestershire|Welland]]
| Malvern Hills, Herefordshire, [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]]
|-
! WR14
| MALVERN
| [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]], [[Upper Welland]]
| Malvern Hills, Herefordshire
|-
! WR15
| TENBURY WELLS
| [[Tenbury Wells]], [[Burford, Shropshire|Burford]], [[Newnham Bridge]], [[Bockleton]]
| Malvern Hills, [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]],
[[Shropshire Council|Shropshire]], Herefordshire
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WR78
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WORCESTER
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''Kays Ltd''
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic''<ref name="nongeo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12July_current_non-geos-original.pdf |format=PDF |title=Non Geographic Codes |publisher=Royal Mail Address Management Unit |date=July 2012 |access-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916141140/http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12July_current_non-geos-original.pdf |archive-date=16 September 2012 }}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WR99
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|WORCESTER
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''Kays Ltd''
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic''<ref name="nongeo"/>
|}
|}


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Postcode Address File]]
*[[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]


{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}}
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}}


[[Category:Geography of Worcester]]
[[Category:Geography of Worcester, England]]
[[Category:Droitwich Spa]]
[[Category:Droitwich Spa]]
[[Category:Postcode areas covering the West Midlands (region)]]
[[Category:Postcode areas covering the West Midlands (region)]]

Latest revision as of 11:13, 23 July 2024

Template:Attached KML/WR postcode area
KML is from Wikidata
Worcester
Postcode area
WR is located in the United Kingdom
WR
WR
Coordinates: 52°10′01″N 2°11′17″W / 52.167°N 2.188°W / 52.167; -2.188
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WR
Postcode area name
Worcester
Post towns7
Postcode districts17
Postcode sectors50
Postcodes (live)8,733
Postcodes (total)12,461
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The WR postcode area, also known as the Worcester postcode area,[2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in England, within seven post towns. These cover central and southern Worcestershire (including Worcester, Broadway, Droitwich, Evesham, Malvern, Pershore and Tenbury Wells), plus very small parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
WR1 WORCESTER Worcester Worcester
WR2 WORCESTER Powick, Hallow Worcester, Malvern Hills
WR3 WORCESTER Fernhill Heath, Claines Worcester, Wychavon
WR4 WORCESTER Warndon, Long Meadow Worcester, Wychavon
WR5 WORCESTER Kempsey, Broomhall Worcester, Wychavon, Malvern Hills
WR6 WORCESTER Martley, Clifton on Teme, Abberley Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest, Herefordshire
WR7 WORCESTER Inkberrow, Crowle, Upton Snodsbury Wychavon
WR8 WORCESTER Upton upon Severn, Hanley Castle, Hanley Swan Malvern Hills, Wychavon
WR9 DROITWICH Droitwich, Ombersley, Wychbold, Rushock Wychavon, Wyre Forest
WR10 PERSHORE Pershore, Eckington, Drakes Broughton Wychavon
WR11 BROADWAY non-geographic[3]
WR11 EVESHAM Evesham, Harvington, Badsey, Sedgeberrow, Ashton under Hill Wychavon, Stratford-on-Avon, Tewkesbury, Cotswold
WR12 BROADWAY Broadway, Willersey, Childswickham Wychavon, Tewkesbury, Cotswold
WR13 MALVERN Colwall, Cradley, Welland Malvern Hills, Herefordshire, Forest of Dean
WR14 MALVERN Malvern, Upper Welland Malvern Hills, Herefordshire
WR15 TENBURY WELLS Tenbury Wells, Burford, Newnham Bridge, Bockleton Malvern Hills, Wyre Forest,

Shropshire, Herefordshire

WR78 WORCESTER Kays Ltd non-geographic[4]
WR99 WORCESTER Kays Ltd non-geographic[4]

Map

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Template:Attached KML/WR postcode area
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WR postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.B postcode areaCV postcode areaDY postcode areaGL postcode areaHR postcode areaSY postcode area
WR postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby B, CV, DY, GL, HR and SY postcode 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. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ "New sectors and localities to 16 November 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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