Further information: London postal district §Abolition of NE and S divisions and retraction of E division Glasgow [ edit ] The United Kingdom is divided by Royal Mail into postcode areas. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the first characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. [1] Subdivision [ change | change source ]

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts, [7] with the historic postal district names [8] shown in italics:Lutterworth, Leire, Swinford, Bitteswell, Ullesthorpe, Theddingworth, Gilmorton, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Wibtoft If the Information Provider does not provide a specific attribution statement, you must use the following: Canterbury (Hales Place, London Road, St Stephen’s and Broad Oak Road, St Dunstans and Whitstable Road), Harbledown, Rough Common, Sturry, Fordwich, Blean, Tyler Hill, Broad Oak, Westbere

Wellingborough, Chelveston, Finedon, Great Harrowden, Irthlingborough, Little Harrowden, Raunds, Hargrave Coventry NW ( Allesley, Allesley Park, Allesley Green, Earlsdon, Eastern Green, Whoberley, Chapelfields, Mount Nod, Brownshill Green) Based on the formerly separate village of Gilmerton, taking in Moredun and extending westwards as far as Mortonhall.

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Norwich and Croydon were used for a postcode experiment in the late 1960s, which was replaced by the current system. The format was of the form NOR or CRO followed by two numbers and a letter, e.g. NOR 07A. They were later changed to CR0 (digit '0') and NR1. A corridor (rather thin in shape) along the A71 from Haymarket Station, through Gorgie and Stenhouse to Sighthill and the Calders. First postcode for remote UK isle". BBC News. 7 August 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.