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Coordinates: 53°23′N 2°36′W / 53.383°N 2.600°W / 53.383; -2.600
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Warrington
Postcode area
WA is located in the United Kingdom
WA
WA
Coordinates: 53°23′28″N 2°35′38″W / 53.391°N 2.594°W / 53.391; -2.594
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WA
Postcode area name
Warrington
Post towns9
Postcode districts18
Postcode sectors97
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 postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of nine post towns. It covers parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

Coverage

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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/Cheshire East
WA16 KNUTSFORD Knutsford Cheshire East
WA88 WIDNES Royal Avenue, Widnes Halton

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

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SK (Stockport), CW (Crewe), CH (Chester), L (Liverpool), WN (Wigan), M (Manchester).

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. ^ Royal Mail (ftp site) - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999

Postcodes of Greater Manchester

53°23′N 2°36′W / 53.383°N 2.600°W / 53.383; -2.600


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