WA postcode area
The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in North West England, within nine post towns. These cover north Cheshire (including Warrington, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Runcorn and Widnes), eastern Merseyside (including St Helens and Newton-le-Willows) and small parts of south-western Greater Manchester (including Altrincham). Mail for the WA postcode area is processed at Warrington Mail Centre, along with mail for the CW, L and WN postcode areas.
Warrington | |
|---|---|
  WA | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′28″N 2°35′38″W / 53.391°N 2.594°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | WA |
| Postcode area name | Warrington |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 18 |
| Postcode sectors | 97 |
| Postcodes (live) | 18,090 |
| Postcodes (total) | 25,555 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area,[2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in North West England, within nine post towns. These cover north Cheshire (including Warrington, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Runcorn and Widnes), eastern Merseyside (including St Helens and Newton-le-Willows) and small parts of south-western Greater Manchester (including Altrincham).
Mail for the WA postcode area is processed at Warrington Mail Centre, along with mail for the CW, L and WN postcode areas.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA1 | WARRINGTON | Warrington, Town Centre, Woolston, Paddington, Orford | Warrington |
| WA2 | WARRINGTON | Warrington, Dallam, Longford, Orford, Padgate, Winwick | Warrington |
| WA3 | WARRINGTON | Lowton, Golborne, Birchwood, Rixton with Glazebrook, Culcheth, Astley (part), Lately Common (part) | Wigan, Warrington |
| WA4 | WARRINGTON | Warrington, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Appleton, Grappenhall, Daresbury, Moore, Walton, Preston on the Hill, Whitley, Dutton, Antrobus (part) | Warrington, Halton, Cheshire West and Chester |
| WA5 | WARRINGTON | Warrington, 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 | LYMM | Lymm, Statham, Warburton | Warrington, Trafford |
| WA14 | ALTRINCHAM | Altrincham (centre and west), Bowdon, Broadheath, Dunham Town, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Little Bollington | Trafford, Cheshire East |
| WA15 | ALTRINCHAM | Altrincham (east), Ashley, Hale, Hale Barns, Timperley, Ringway | Trafford, Manchester, Cheshire East |
| WA16 | KNUTSFORD | High Legh, Knutsford, Mobberley, Ollerton, Aston by Budworth (part) | Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester |
| WA55 | WARRINGTON | non-geographic | |
| WA88 | WIDNES | non-geographic |
The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.[3]
Map
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ Royal Mail (ftp site)[dead link] - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999