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Coordinates: 53°35′N 2°25′W / 53.58°N 2.41°W / 53.58; -2.41
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Bolton
BL is located in the United Kingdom
BL
BL
Coordinates: 53°35′13″N 2°24′29″W / 53.587°N 2.408°W / 53.587; -2.408
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
BL
Postcode area name
Bolton
Post towns2
Postcode districts10
Postcode sectors53
Postcodes (live)10,285
Postcodes (total)13,912
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around the towns of Bolton and Bury in Greater Manchester, England.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
BL0 BURY Bury, Ramsbottom, Edenfield, Shuttleworth Bury and Rossendale
BL1 BOLTON Bolton, Smithills, Halliwell, Heaton Bolton
BL2 BOLTON Bolton, Ainsworth, Bradley Fold, Bradshaw, Breightmet, Harwood Bolton, Bury
BL3 BOLTON Bolton, Little Lever Bolton
BL4 BOLTON Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley Bolton
BL5 BOLTON Bolton, Over Hulton, Westhoughton Bolton
BL6 BOLTON Bolton, Blackrod, Horwich, Lostock, Rivington Bolton, Chorley
BL7 BOLTON Bolton, Belmont, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Edgworth, Egerton, Turton Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton
BL8 BURY Bury, Brandlesholme, Greenmount, Affetside, Hawkshaw, Holcombe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Walshaw Blackburn with Darwen, Bury
BL9 BURY Bury, Heap, Heap Bridge, Nangreaves, Summerseat, Unsworth, Walmersley Bury
BL11[3] BOLTON Bolton Bolton
BL78[3] BOLTON Bolton Bolton
BL80[3] BOLTON Bolton Bolton

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: OL (Oldham), M (Manchester), WN (Wigan), PR (Preston), BB (Blackburn).

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 Jun 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. ^ a b c Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes (PDF). URL accessed 23 November 2007.

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